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RIP Tayeb Saleh (1929 – 2009)

by Drima on February 21, 2009

tayeb-salih From Sudanese Optimist’s blog:

Sudan has lost a dear citizen, who has contributed tremendously to Sudanese and Arabic literature. His most acclaimed work is the 1966 novel “Season of Migration to the North.” The novel was, at one point, banned in Sudan for its inclusion of sexual imagery, yet it was declared “the most important Arabic novel of the 20th century” by the Syrian-based Arab Literary Academy in Damascus.

More here at this BBC article. Amira also hammered out an awesome roundup over at Global Voices.

RIP Tayeb Saleh, you will be missed.



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02.23.09 at 4:36 pm
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02.24.09 at 3:35 pm
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{ 2 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Brownie 02.21.09 at 8:51 am

Allah yer7amo he was a very good author

2 heba sayed 02.21.09 at 12:12 pm

good post

thanks

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