Ali al-Muqri

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was born in Taiz, north Yemen. He started writing at the age of 18 and soon gained a controversial reputation. He became a sought-after cultural editor for mainly progressive and oppositional publications. His first novel, excerpted above, Taste Black . . . Smell Black was published in 2008 to high acclaim.




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