Aside #8 - Tayeb Salih, Edward Said & a preview of

Aside #8 - Tayeb Salih, Edward Said & a preview of "Season of Migration to the North"

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In our 8th Aside, we preview our upcoming episode on Tayeb Salih's "Season of Migration to the North," and its place among Arabic as well as postcolonial literature. We also introduce Edward Said and his landmark text "Orientalism," which we will be using in our full-length episode on Salih's novel.

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