al-Tayyib Salih

1929 – 2009 Sudan

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Who was al-Tayyib Salih?

Novelist best known for his acclaimed work 'Season of Migration to the North,' considered one of the most important Arabic novels of the 20th century.

Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on al-Tayyib Salih (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Born

July 13, 1929

Al Dabbah

Died

2009

London

Nationality

Sudan

Zodiac Sign

Cancer

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