Many Europeans think that all Moroccans speak French, but no. I had to make an effort to learn it when I studied French literature at the university in Rabat. — Abdellah Taia Copy Share Image
I hate to express political ideas directly in a book. I don't want my books to be seen as an expression of this or that political idea. At the same time I want to show a kind of rebellion and… — Abdellah Taia Copy Share Image
Everyone hasn't got the power to free oneself and go away to another place or country... No one is capable of freeing oneself from… — Abdellah Taia Copy Share Image
Many Europeans think that all Moroccans speak French, but no. I had to make an effort to learn it when I studied French literature… — Abdellah Taia Copy Share Image
Any gay person understands at some point that he or she has to disappear, to become invisible. That's very difficult. You somehow have to… — Abdellah Taia Copy Share Image
Writing and making films aren't different things to me. Or maybe it has become so, now. Making film is a very long process and… — Abdellah Taia Copy Share Image
My family spent many years sleeping side by side in the same room. It's important for me to not separate myself from them or… — Abdellah Taia Copy Share Image
I started to write because of my dream to become a filmmaker. I got to know about a film school in Paris and it… — Abdellah Taia Copy Share Image
So many people and institutions are against homosexuals that, as a homosexual, you can't waste your time by trying to convince them that you're… — Abdellah Taia Copy Share Image
I hate to express political ideas directly in a book. I don't want my books to be seen as an expression of this or… — Abdellah Taia Copy Share Image
People think that I only write about homosexuality, but that's not true. — Abdellah Taia Copy Share Image
