al-Tayyib Salih
1929
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2009
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Sudan
languages spoken, written or signed: Arabic
educated at: University of London, University of Khartoum
occupation: writer, journalist, diplomat, novelist
Tayeb Salih (Arabic: الطيب صالح, romanized: aṭ-Ṭayyib Ṣāliḥ; 12 July 1929 – 18 February 2009) 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. His novels and short stories have been translated into English and more than a dozen other languages. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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