'"Season of Migration to the North" is an Arabian Nights in reverse, enclosing a pithy moral about international misconceptions and delusions. The brilliant student of an earlier generation returns to his Sudanese village; obsession with the mysterious West and a desire to bite the hand that has half-fed him, has led him to London and the beds of women with similar obsessions a...
'"Season of Migration to the North" is an Arabian Nights in reverse, enclosing a pithy moral about international misconceptions and delusions. The brilliant student of an earlier generation returns to his Sudanese village; obsession with the mysterious West and a desire to bite the hand that has half-fed him, has led him to London and the beds of women with similar obsessions about the mysterious East. He kills them at the point of ecstasy and the Occident, in its turn, destroys him. Powerfully and poetically written and splendidly translated by Denys Johnson-Davies' - "Observer".
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Tayeb Salih or Al-Tayyib Salih (Arabic: الطيّب صالح) (1929 – 18 February 2009) was a Sudanese writer. Born in the Northern Province of Sudan, he studied at the University of Khartoum before leaving for the University of London in England. Coming from a background of small farmers and religious teachers, his original intention was to work in agriculture. Except, however, for a ...
Tayeb Salih or Al-Tayyib Salih (Arabic: الطيّب صالح) (1929 – 18 February 2009) was a Sudanese writer. Born in the Northern Province of Sudan, he studied at the University of Khartoum before leaving for the University of London in England. Coming from a background of small farmers and religious teachers, his original intention was to work in agriculture. Except, however, for a brief spell as a schoolmaster before coming to England, his working life was in broadcasting.
His works are generally political, dealing with themes such as colonization and gender. Salih was also considered one of the best short story writers working in Arabic today.[citation needed] Having studied both western and Arab literature, philosophy, and society, Salih intermingles aspects of both cultures in his works.
Salih achieved immediate acclaim when his novel Season of Migration to the North was first published in Arabic, in Beirut in the late 1960s. In 2001, this was declared "the most important Arabic novel of the 20th century" by the Syrian-based Arab Literary Academy in Damascus. His works have been translated from Arabic into more than 20 languages.
The fractions that I like most: 1 The moment I stand at the door of my grandfather, the discription of the slow-paced, peaceful life of the natives, how he had built the house little by little. Being back home for quite a long time, feel the similarity b...
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1 有用 普拉 2010-11-12 18:56:16
原来，我已经成为了，我害怕成为的人。
1 有用 monomania 2011-12-29 08:45:51
One of the pinnacles of Arabic literature, beautifully written and constructed.
0 有用 Seigawa 2022-11-13 22:15:30 浙江
野心极大而篇幅不足。充斥符合西方刻板印象的比喻意象，非洲阿拉伯人以东方学为弯刀，美学和故事一体的一场逆向殖民。除了“波斯王子”逆殖民宗主国，作者甚至还想展现60年代苏丹乡村风景和社会，及其政治腐败的时代背景。在南北之间进退两难时，旧世代自我毁灭，而主角做出了接近《冬泳》结尾的选择。
0 有用 安西 2017-03-09 23:47:21
Conflicts exist not only between cultures but inside one's mind.
0 有用 鱼更 2025-05-22 23:11:38 加拿大
开头和结尾都精彩，有一些特别漂亮的片段，但是总体还是过于片段式了。叙述者突如其来的感情线意味不明。