Season of Migration to the North by Al-Tayyib Salih
The novel is a post-colonial exploration of the complex relationship between the East and the West. It tells the story of a young man who returns to his village in Sudan after studying in Europe, only to find that a new villager, a man who has also spent time in the West, has brought back with him a very different perspective on the relationship between the two cultures. The story unfolds as a gripping psychological drama, filled with themes of identity, alienation, and the clash of cultures.
The 516th greatest book of all time
Purchase from
Amazon
- Published
- 1966
- Nationality
- Sudanese
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 139-169
- Original Language
- Arabic
- Avg User Rating
-
(3.9)
- Alternate Titles
-
- Sezona Seobe Na Sever
- Utvandringens Tid
- época De Migração Para Norte
If you're interested in seeing the ranking details on this book go here
This book is on the following 10 lists:
- 26th on The Best 100 Arabic Books (Arab Writers Union)
- 706th on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- 500 Must Read Books (The Daily Telegraph)
- Africa's 100 Best Books of the 20th Century (Zimbabwe International Book Fair)
- Best Books (Fiction, Prose) : Experts Choose Their Favourites (The Book "Best Books")
- Laila Lalami's Book Choices from "The Writer's Library" ( The Writer's Library: The Authors You Love on the Books That Changed Their Lives (Book))
- The 100 Best Novels in Translation by Boyd Tonkin (Book)
- The New York Public Library's Books of the Century (New York Public Library)
- Top 100 Works in World Literature (Norwegian Book Clubs, with the Norwegian Nobel Institute)