To the people, he is not a person, but an institution - al-Tayyib Salih

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To the people, he is not a person, but an institution

al-Tayyib Salih

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Tayeb Salih (12 July 1929 – 18 February 2009) was a Sudanese writer, cultural journalist for the BBC Arabic programme as well as for Arabic journals, and a staff member of UNESCO.

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