The Wedding of Zein

The Wedding of Zein
Author Tayeb Salih
Original title عرس الزين
Translator Denys Johnson-Davies
Country Sudan
Language Arabic
Publication date
1969

The Wedding of Zein (Arabic: عرس الزين) is a contemporary Arabic novel written in 1969 by late Sudanese author Tayeb Salih. Within the realm of Arab literature, the book is considered a classic.

The author portrays the life of average villagers in the North of Sudan, which is influenced by Islamic heritage and Sudanese culture. Zein, an eccentric simpleton whom everybody loved yet was scary to look at, lives his simple life full of laughter, humor and craze. Falling in love with Ni'ma, was beyond the villagers' expectations.

Film

Zein (Ali Mahdi) and Ni'ma (Tahiya Zaroug) were cast in the film. It was first released in 1976 and directed by Kuwaiti director Khalid Alsiddig.

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