Tarek Eltayeb (born 2 January 1959) is an

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writer. He was born to Sudanese parents in

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, and has been a resident of the

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since 1984. He studied Social and Economic Sciences at the

Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration The Vienna University of Economics and Business ( , WU) is a public research university in Vienna, Austria. The university received triple accreditation (AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA). History WU was founded on 1 October 1898 as ''k.u.k. Exportakadem ...

, and is currently professor at the International Management Center/University of Applied Sciences in Krems, Austria. As a writer, he has published novels, short story collections, volumes of poetry, and drama. He has been anthologized widely and his books have been translated into numerous European languages. His poems have appeared in different languages in various literary anthologies, magazines, and journals worldwide.

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