Tayeb Salih
Books by Tayeb Salih
“It’s a novel about the clash of cultures, the intermixture of cultures. It’s a novel about what happens to a man, or two men, when they leave their village and go north, to England, the land where the fish die of cold, and get a western education, and some of the dangers of that. It’s a very strange and very complex novel” Read more...
Interviews where books by Tayeb Salih were recommended
Classics of Arabic Literature, recommended by Robert Irwin
The distinguished Arabist, novelist and historian Robert Irwin selects five classics of Arabic literature, from the Life and Work of Jahiz (aka ‘goggle eyes’) to a strange and complex Sudanese masterpiece
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The Blind Owl
by Sadegh Hedayat and Naveed Noori (translator) -
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Season of Migration to the North
by Tayeb Salih -
3
Leg over Leg
by Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq and Humphrey Davies (translator) -
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Drifting Cities: A Trilogy
by Strates Tsirkas and Kay Cicellis (translator) -
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The Arabian Nights or Tales of 1001 Nights
Mathias Enard on The ‘Orient’ and Orientalism
Mathias Enard on The ‘Orient’ and Orientalism
Study of the ‘Orient’ and Orientalism has evolved considerably since Edward Said's seminal study of 1978. Here, the multi-award winning French novelist Mathias Enard, whose own novel, Compass, draws on this rich history, discusses five books that capture key aspects of this ever-shifting terrain
The best books on The Arab World, recommended by Tarek Osman
The Egyptian author and journalist discusses Egypt’s past and present and the main issues facing the post-revolutionary Arab world
The best books on Diaspora, recommended by Ellah Allfrey
Books are like men, you can be surprised by the ones you find cute, says the former deputy editor of Granta magazine. She recommends the best books from the Diaspora.
