Tayeb Salih: Ideology and the Craft of Fiction

by Wail S. Hassan

This book undertakes the first sustained interpretation of all of Tayeb Salih's novels and short stories that constitute a single narrative cycle. The book focuses primarily on the ways in which his work depicts the clashing of Arab ideologies—that is, questions of tradition, modernity, imperialism, gender, and political authority in the Arab world. The analysis of Salih's work elucidates his inventive form, while at the same time delineating both the development and the special character of Salih's art.

248 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2003

Reviews

[Fatima · Rating 4 out of 5]

He gives lovely analysis of Tayeb Salih

[Mana · Rating 4 out of 5]

A compelling analysis of Tayeb Salih's work, I recommend it as a secondary source with any of Salih's fiction. It grounds his work through historical and literary analsysis. I'm not entirely sure I buy all of his claims, but that is for each person to decide, no?