Reviews

موسم الهجرة إلى الشمال by الطيب صالح, Tayeb Salih

paul_sor21's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ozielbispo's review against another edition

4.0

Em 1960 o narrador do livro (seu nome não é citado), volta  à sua terra natal no Sudão, depois de ter passado 7 anos estudando  na Inglaterra. Assim que ele chega a sua vila , ele percebe que muitas coisas mudaram , novos moradores se instalaram entre eles um homem que lhe chama a atenção ; Mustafa  Said. Aos olhos dos habitantes do vilarejo , Mustafá era apenas um simples habitantes, mas uma noite ao se embriagar, Mustafa começou a recitar poemas em inglês e mostrou- se ser um homem muito culto. A Partir daí  o narrador fica intrigado e vai fazer de tudo para descobrir o passado desse misterioso, arrogante e isolado homem. Um dia o narrador pergunta a Mustafa sobre seu passado e ele responde de modo enigmático . “Eu sou uma mentira, sou uma farsa.”

O narrador se torna fascinado por Mustafa, descobre todo seu passado na Inglaterra, suas relações doentias com as mulheres inglesa, num jogo de sedução, traição e morte .  Nessas relações com mulheres inglesas , ele parece querer se vingar da colonização do Sudão pelos ingleses. Toda essas informações vão levar o narrador quase a loucura.


Livro muito bom considerados um dos melhores romances árabes já publicado.!

j_wrathall's review against another edition

3.0

Twisted. I liked it more than I thought I would, but still can't bring myself to a higher rating. Good final pages and beautifully translated, plenty of pages to photograph to keep. I am glad it was only short, and at the least makes me want to revisit Diary of a Country Prosecutor and Palace Walk.

pcgonzalez's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

fracturednotes's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

brunaalcaiderodrigues's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

raveena_tripathi's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

smokeyshouse's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Some parts dragged and became boring. The first part was much more compelling and fast paced, while the second half was more tedious. The characters were unlikable, but the history and cultural narrative were interesting. 

slothbecca's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

esraa_gibreen's review against another edition

3.0

تدور الرواية في قرية سودانية على ضفاف النيل. يعود أحد أبنائها بعد دراسته بالخارج للشعر فيجد بين أهلها فردا جديدا ليس من أهل المدينة، فيدأب الشاب على معرفة من عساه أن يكون ذلك الشخص وما خلفيته وتاريخه.