Sudan novelist Tayeb Salih dies
Sudanese novelist Tayeb Salih, who won fame with his 1966 novel Season of Migration to the North, has died in London, aged about 80.
One of the best-known Arabic novelists of the 20th Century, he spent much of his working life in Europe.
Salih was a broadcaster for the BBC Arabic Service and worked at the UN cultural organisation Unesco in Paris. He also worked in Qatar.
His works were translated into more than 20 languages.
The writer's experience of the UK was central to Season of Migration to the North, which deals with colonialism and sexuality from the point of view of a Sudanese outsider.
One of the best-known Arabic novelists of the 20th Century, he spent much of his working life in Europe.
Salih was a broadcaster for the BBC Arabic Service and worked at the UN cultural organisation Unesco in Paris. He also worked in Qatar.
His works were translated into more than 20 languages.
The writer's experience of the UK was central to Season of Migration to the North, which deals with colonialism and sexuality from the point of view of a Sudanese outsider.
posted by temporal at 2/19/2009
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