Summary & Study Guide Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih

The narrator of the story, who is never given a name, is from a poor Sudanese village and he is the one that tells the story of Mustafa Sa'eed, in bits and pieces throughout the book. He spends seven years studying in Europe earning a doctorate. When he returns, he spots a stranger among those who had come to greet him. The stranger is Mustafa Sa'eed. The man had appeared in the village five years earlier and married one of the local girls. He works in the fields, although it is later learned that the man is a well-known economist who was active in the movement for Sudanese independence.

This study guide includes the following sections: Plot Summary, Chapter Summaries & Analysis, Characters, Objects/Places, Themes, Style, Quotes, and Topics for Discussion.