The Wedding of Zein and Other Stories by Tayeb Salih

The Wedding of Zein and Other Stories

Tayeb Salih with Denys Johnson-Davies (Translator), Hisham Matar

120 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

fiction short stories reflective slow-paced
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"The Wedding of Zein" unfolds in the same village on the upper Nile where Tayeb Salih's tragic masterpiece Season of Migration to the North is set. Here, however, the story that emerges through the overlapping, sometimes contradictory voices of th...

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Community Reviews

3.57
based on 184 reviews

Moods

reflective: 72%

funny: 44%

lighthearted: 44%

emotional: 24%

mysterious: 20%

adventurous: 12%

challenging: 12%

hopeful: 12%

informative: 12%

inspiring: 12%

relaxing: 12%

dark: 8%

sad: 8%

Pace

29% of readers chose fast
54% of readers chose medium
16% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

25% of readers chose A mix
75% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

35% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
35% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

55% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

62% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

18% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
43% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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