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Maalouf Esencial

Maalouf Esencial

León el Africano / Las cruzadas vistas por los árabes / El viaje de Baldassare
Biography & MemoirEssays
Pages
1200
Language
Spanish

Synopsis

This collection brings together three of Amin Maalouf's most celebrated works. Journey through the eyes of a 16th-century Levantine traveler in 'Léon l'Africain,' experience the Crusades from an Arab perspective in 'Les Croisades vues par les Arabes,' and follow the adventures of Baldassare in 'Le Périple de Baldassare.' These novels offer rich historical insights and compelling personal stories.

Prose complexity
7/10

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InformativeReflectiveThought-ProvokingIntellectual

Genres

Biography & Memoir Essays History

About the author

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Amin Maalouf

Amin Maalouf (French: [maluf]; Arabic: أمين معلوف Arabic pronunciation: [maʕˈluːf]; born 25 February 1949) is a Lebanese-born French author who has lived in France since 1976. Although his native language is Arabic, he writes in French, and his works have been translated into over 40 languages. Of his several works of nonfiction, The Crusades Through Arab Eyes is probably the best known. He received the Prix Goncourt in 1993 for his novel The Rock of Tanios, as well as the 2010 Prince of Asturia...