A Letter to a Mother

Abdellah Taïa wrote a letter to his mother. A letter in which he explained his homosexuality to her. I regret that I cannot fully understand the French of the original letter, but this translation retains, I think, much of the power and passion of the original.

Once again, I must say that I have been lucky enough to never have faced the same battles in my own family, but I’m mindful of those who do.