Maan Abu Taleb | |
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Born | 1981 |
Occupation(s) | Novelist and cultural editor |
Maan Abu Taleb (born 1981) is a Jordanian-British novelist and cultural editor.
Abu Taleb was born and raised in Amman, Jordan. He studied philosophy and critical theory at the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy, Kingston University.
In 2012, Abu Taleb was the founding editor of Ma3azef, a monthly online Arabic-language music magazine broadcast on the London-based NTS Radio. The topics feature classical and contemporary Arabic music and dance.[1]
As an author of fiction: his debut novel Kull al Ma'arik (2016) received critical acclaim. The English translation of the book, titled All the Battles (2017), was longlisted for the Banipal Prize.
Abu Taleb lives in the UK.[2]