Season of Migration to the North
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Season of Migration to the North is a landmark 1966 novel by Sudanese writer Tayeb Salih that explores themes of colonialism, identity, and cultural conflict between Europe and Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Season of Migration to the North canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2931087 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Season of Migration to the North Context triple: [Arabic literature, hasNotableWork, Season of Migration to the North]
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A.
Out of Africa
Out of Africa is a 1985 romantic drama film set in colonial Kenya, best known for its sweeping cinematography, Oscar-winning acclaim, and Meryl Streep’s acclaimed performance.
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B.
Green Hills of Africa
Green Hills of Africa is a 1935 nonfiction book by Ernest Hemingway that recounts his month-long safari in East Africa through a blend of travel narrative, hunting chronicle, and literary reflection.
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C.
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts is an influential 1981 experimental album by David Byrne and Brian Eno, renowned for its pioneering use of sampling and found vocals.
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D.
The Lowland
The Lowland is a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores the intertwined lives of two brothers from Calcutta against the backdrop of political upheaval and family tragedy.
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E.
The Twa Herds
"The Twa Herds" is a satirical poem by Robert Burns that mocks religious hypocrisy and clerical disputes in 18th-century Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Season of Migration to the North Target entity description: Season of Migration to the North is a landmark 1966 novel by Sudanese writer Tayeb Salih that explores themes of colonialism, identity, and cultural conflict between Europe and Africa.
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A.
Out of Africa
Out of Africa is a 1985 romantic drama film set in colonial Kenya, best known for its sweeping cinematography, Oscar-winning acclaim, and Meryl Streep’s acclaimed performance.
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B.
Green Hills of Africa
Green Hills of Africa is a 1935 nonfiction book by Ernest Hemingway that recounts his month-long safari in East Africa through a blend of travel narrative, hunting chronicle, and literary reflection.
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C.
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts is an influential 1981 experimental album by David Byrne and Brian Eno, renowned for its pioneering use of sampling and found vocals.
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D.
The Lowland
The Lowland is a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores the intertwined lives of two brothers from Calcutta against the backdrop of political upheaval and family tragedy.
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E.
The Twa Herds
"The Twa Herds" is a satirical poem by Robert Burns that mocks religious hypocrisy and clerical disputes in 18th-century Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic-language novel
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novel ⓘ postcolonial literature work ⓘ |
| author | Tayeb Salih ⓘ |
| centralCharacter |
Mustafa Sa'eed
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unnamed narrator ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sudan ⓘ |
| firstEnglishTranslationYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| firstEnglishTranslator | Denys Johnson-Davies ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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postcolonial novel ⓘ psychological novel ⓘ |
| hasAcademicReception |
extensively studied in postcolonial studies
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widely taught in world literature courses ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage adaptations ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ many other languages ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness
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linked to:
Heart of Darkness
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| listedIn | Arab Writers Union list of best Arabic novels of the 20th century ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Arab modernist literature
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postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
East–West relations
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colonialism ⓘ cultural conflict ⓘ gender relations ⓘ identity ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of cultural encounter between Europe and Africa
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exploration of the psychological impact of colonialism ⓘ subversion of the colonial travel narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstEdition | Dar al-Jeel ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic of modern Arabic literature
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landmark of African literature ⓘ |
| setting |
London
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linked to:
London, England
Sudan ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | postcolonial period ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
consequences of cross-cultural relationships
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legacy of British colonial rule in Sudan ⓘ return of a Sudanese intellectual from Europe ⓘ |
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