An Image of the Village from the Local to the Global in the Novel (Season of Migration to the North) by Al-Tayeb Salih: A Literary Critical Study

Abstract

Objectives:This highlights on the symbolism of the image of the village in the novel (Season of Migration to the North) by Tayeb Salih, and the reasons that transferred it from the local to the global. Methods: The study plan depend on the descriptive-critical-analytical approach based on observation and induction, and it came in an introduction, three chapters and a conclusion. Results: of the study concluded that Al-Tayeb Salih’s connection to his country, and his experience of emigration and his vast culture, enriched and deepened his experience; He produced a mature and purposeful narrative work that excited readers and specialists locally and glob. And the image of the village in the novel is composed of a local image of its social, political, cultural and religious nature, and a Western image on the lips of its children. And that the reasons that brought the image of the village in the novel (Season of Migration to the North) to globalism are: the intellectual and artistic side, place and time, migrations, translation and translators, literary and critical studies, the Internet. And this confirms that globalism stems from locality.