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The human world is a “boiling cauldron” that cannot be defined precisely ― it is a dynamic fluid with smooth gradation within, at the same time integral and turbulent, and both known and unknown to itself.

— Tayeb Salih The Wedding of Zein (1968)

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Although many people feel depressed when they see him, (because he reminds them of death, the afterlife, and prayers.

The Wedding of Zein (1968)

Where does the lamplight end? How does the darkness begin? And does it matter?

The Wedding of Zein (1968)

Haneen is often seen traveling around with no possessions, food, or people for he is “a pious man wholly dedicated to his religious devotions,”

The Wedding of Zein (1968)

I had put out the candles and locked the door of the room and that of the courtyard without doing anything. Another fire would not have done any good.

Season of Migration to the North (1966)

They are my responsibility, and one of the reasons that brings me here each year is to see how they are getting on.

Season of Migration to the North (1966)

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