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Abdellah Taïa

1973 - Today

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Abdellah Taïa (Arabic: عبد الله الطايع; born 1973) is a Moroccan writer and filmmaker who writes in the French language and has been based in Paris since 1999. He has published eight novels, many of them heavily autobiographical. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abdellah Taïa has received more than 101,403 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Abdellah Taïa is the 6,195th most popular writer, the 155th most popular biography from Morocco and the 11th most popular Moroccan Writer.

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  • 100k

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  • 35.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Abdellah Taïa ranks 6,195 out of 5,755Before him are K. A. Applegate, Peter Hedges, James Merrill, Jeff VanderMeer, Kathrin Schmidt, and Ángeles Caso. After him are Virginia Hamilton, Charles Krauthammer, Anna Burns, Pat Cadigan, Craig Thomas, and Jay Asher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Abdellah Taïa ranks 535Before him are Yuko Nakazawa, Azad, Daniel Günther, Lisa Raymond, Thomas Frank, and Stephanie Graf. After him are Ville Peltonen, Dan Swanö, José Azevedo, Mika Laitinen, Stuart O'Grady, and Fabio Pecchia.

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In Morocco

Among people born in Morocco, Abdellah Taïa ranks 155 out of 198Before him are Tarik Sektioui (1977), Badr El Kaddouri (1981), Saïd Chiba (1970), Hicham Arazi (1973), Mohammed Chaouch (1966), and Salah Hissou (1972). After him are Latifa Ibn Ziaten (1960), Abdelilah Saber (1974), Moestafa El Kabir (1988), Oussama Assaidi (1988), Khalid Boulami (1969), and Mohammed Mourhit (1970).

Among WRITERS In Morocco

Among writers born in Morocco, Abdellah Taïa ranks 11Before him are Dunash ben Labrat (920), Ahmed Rami (1946), Driss Chraïbi (1926), Muriel Barbery (1969), Katherine Pancol (1954), and Leïla Slimani (1981). After him are Laila Lalami (1968).