Mawsim al-hijrah ilá al-shamāl
Mawsim al-hijrah ilá al-shamāl is a 1969 mythic fiction and fae fiction novel by al-Ṭayyib Ṣāliḥ and Denys Johnson Davies. Readers will find themes of man-woman relationships, Unassigned Title, African and Africa.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, and 102 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 32 editions across 4 languages.
At about 169 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours.
About Mawsim al-hijrah ilá al-shamāl
After years of study in Europe, the young narrator returns to his village along the Nile in the Sudan. It is the 1960s, and he is eager to make a contribution to the new postcolonial life of his country. Back home, he discovers a stranger among the familiar faces of childhood--the enigmatic Mustafa Sa'eed. Mustafa takes the young man into his confidence, telling him the story of his own years in London, of his brilliant career as an economist, and of the series of fraught and deadly relationships with European women that led to a terrible public reckoning and his return to his native land.
Quick answers
Who wrote Mawsim al-hijrah ilá al-shamāl?
Mawsim al-hijrah ilá al-shamāl was written by al-Ṭayyib Ṣāliḥ and Denys Johnson Davies and first published in 1969.
What genre is Mawsim al-hijrah ilá al-shamāl?
It is usually shelved as Myth & Legend Fiction and Fae & Fairy Fiction.
How long is Mawsim al-hijrah ilá al-shamāl?
The median edition has 169 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Mawsim al-hijrah ilá al-shamāl?
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