Ep. 225 Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih--The Stacks Book Club (Elamin Abdelmahmoud)

The Stacks

Traci Thomas

Literature, Society & Culture, Books, Arts

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 July 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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It's The Stacks Book Club day, and we're discussing the classic Sudanese novel, Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih. We're joined again by Elamin Abdelmahmoud, author of Son of Elsewhere, to break down this novel that explores the tensions at the heart of colonialism. We also discuss the ways we project current events onto classic literature, how important an author's own biography is to understanding the text, and that ending!

There are spoilers in today's episode. Be sure to listen all the way to end of the episode to find out what our August book club pick will be!

You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2022/07/27/ep-225-season-of-migration

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0:00.0	All right, we are down to our last three cities for the live in the stacks tour, and if the first two stops were any indication, you do not want to miss this tour.
0:11.0	I will be in Washington, D.C. with Jason Reynolds on September 24th. I will be in New York City with KSA layman on September 25th, and I will be in Los Angeles on October 18th with three guests.
0:23.5	Yes, three guests, three of my favorite friends of the podcast, Rachel Lindsay, Chelsea Devantes, and Sam Sanders.
0:32.0	The show promises a night of big laughs, hot takes, and more bookish conversation than you could possibly imagine.
0:38.5	Tickets are selling fast, so head to the stackspodcast.com slash tour right now before they sell out.
0:54.5	Welcome to the stacks, a podcast about books and the people who read them. I'm your host Tracy Thomas, and today is the stacks book club day.
1:02.5	We welcome back author and commentator, Elimin Abdul Mahmoud to discuss our book club selection, season of migration to the North by Tayyab Salah.
1:11.5	It's a 1966 classic novel about an unnamed narrator returning and readjusting to his Sudanese village following a long stint studying abroad in Europe.
1:21.5	The book was named the most important novel of the 20th century by a panel of Arab writers and critics in 2001.
1:28.5	Elimin and I dig into the story and its historical significance, as well as the ways issues of the day can be read into this text.
1:36.5	There are plenty of spoilers in this episode, so please read the book before you dive in.
1:41.5	Listen through to the end of today's episode to reveal our August book club pick.
1:46.5	Quick reminder, everything we talk about on today's episode can be found in the link in the show notes.
1:51.5	If you love this show and you want more of it, please head to patreon.com slash the stacks to join the stacks pack.
1:57.5	We've got bonus episodes, a super active discord community, monthly book club meetups and more.
2:03.5	It's also a great way for you to show your support for the work we do on this independent black woman owned and run podcast.
2:11.5	So head to patreon.com slash the stacks to join.
2:14.5	Thank you to our newest members of the stacks pack, Janisa conception, Amy, Irina, Suzanne Baron, Julie Chavez, and core two.
2:24.5	Thank you all so, so much for your support. And of course, as always, thank you to the entire stacks pack. I could not do it without y'all.
2:31.5	Okay, now it is time for my chat with Elimin Abdul Mahmoud about season of migration to the north and reminder reminder reminder. There are spoilers.
2:41.5	Alright, everybody, I am back. It is the stacks book club day. I am joined by the wonderful Elimin Abdul Mahmoud.
2:54.5	Elimin, welcome back to the stacks. Hey, thanks for having me back. So happy. We're talking about season of migration to the north by Taiyab Sully.
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