Season of Migration to the North

Season of Migration to the North is a true classic in translation, a rare book available to us from Sudan — the author worked closely with the translator to produce a work that is as beautifully written in English as in Arabic, the language in which it was originally published in 1966. An unnamed narrator, returned from study in the West, meets another former expatriate who confides in him a mysterious and brutal past life, then disappears. Coming to terms with this strange encounter forces the narrator to wrestle with the challenges and contradictions of post-colonial life, and we as readers are enriched and shaken by his journey.

Wonderful read!
I understand the narrators struggle a bit too well

A very beautifully written book to say the least. The prose style used was astonishingly perfect coupled with the story development are some of the things that make this book stand out for me. It was however very difficult to understand which I find very good as well

Honestly I feel like I wasn't smart enough for this book. It was beautifully written, even in translation, and at times it felt like a fever dream. I think it's an excellent book. It's complex, engrossing, and certainly deserves its reputation as a classic. However, it was not a book I especially enjoyed on a personal level.