Postcolonialism in the Novel Season of Migration to the North

Dr. Mahmoud Khalif Khudair Al-Hayani, Assistant Dr. Reem Muhammad Tayeb

(pp. 167–175)

Abstract

The colonial experience, whose effects persist even after the end of direct colonialism and independence, formed the foundation of terms such as postcolonial literature, postcolonial criticism, colonial theory, and postcolonial discourse. All these concepts revolve around examining colonialism and its continuing effects after liberation or independence. The legitimacy of postcolonial reading can be observed in the narrative of the novel Season of Migration to the North, highlighting the recurring imbalance and relationship between East and West. In this novel, postcolonial discourse is built on the ideas of difference, antagonism, marginalization, and the dynamic between national culture and world culture. It reflects the recurring sense of inferiority and conflict in Eastern thought and consciousness towards the West, portraying the East’s view of the West as largely a geographical imagination rather than a reality.

Keywords: Colonialism, novel, season of migration