Tayeb salih biography of mahatma

The main characters of Tayeb Salih novel are born out of the post-independence era in Sudan in which the intellectuals and the ordinary men live in a....

Tayeb Salih

On 12 July 1929, Sudanese writer and cultural journalist Tayeb Salih was born in Karmakol.

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.

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The main characters of Tayeb Salih novel are born out of the post-independence era in Sudan in which the intellectuals and the ordinary men live in a.

Tayeb Salih (Arabic: الطيب صالح‎; 12 July – 18 February ) was one of Sudan's greatest authors of the twentieth century.

Originally written in Arabic by Tayeb Salih, this version of the book was translated by Dennis Johnson-Davis.

His novels and short stories have been translated into English and more than a dozen other languages.

Salih graduated from University of Khartoum with a Bachelor of Science, before leaving for the University of London in the United Kingdom.

Coming from a background of small farmers and religious teachers, his original intention was to work in agriculture. However, excluding a brief spell as a schoolmaster before moving to England, he worked in journalism and the promotion of international cultural exchange.

For more than ten years, Salih wrote a weekly column for the London-based Arabic language newspaper 'al Majalla', in which he explored various literary themes.

He worked for the BBC's Arabic Service and later became dir