Tayeb Salih | |
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| Born | 12 July 1929 Karmakol, Sudan |
| Died | 18 February 2009 (aged 79) London, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Novelist, columnist, civil servant |
| Language | Modern Standard Arabic |
| Alma mater | University of Khartoum, University of London |
| Literary movement | Postcolonialism |
| Notable works | Season of Migration to the North, The Wedding of Zein |
Tayeb Salih (Arabic: الطيب صالح, romanized: aṭ-Ṭayyib Ṣāliḥ; 12 July 1929 – 18 February 2009)[1] was a Sudanese writer, cultural journalist for the BBC Arabic programme as well as for Arabic journals, and a staff member of UNESCO. He is best known for his novel Season of Migration to the North, considered to be one of the most important novels in Arabic literature.[2][3] His novels and short stories have been translated into English and more than a dozen other languages.[4]
- ^ "Tayeb Salih, 80, Cross-Cultural Arabic Novelist, Dies". The New York Times. 23 February 2009.
- ^ Waïl S. Hassan, Tayeb Salih: Ideology and the Craft of Fiction, Syracuse University Press, 2003.
- ^ Lynx Qualey, Marcia (19 November 2018). "On Banipal's '100 Best Arabic Novels'". ARABLIT & ARABLIT QUARTERLY. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Results for 'au:tayeb salih' [WorldCat.org]". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 3 December 2021.