Amin Maalouf
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Amin Maalouf is a Lebanese author. He was born on 25 February, 1949) in Beirut, Lebanon. He studied sociology at the French University in Beirut.He worked as the former director of the Beirut daily an-Nahar in Beirut until the start of the civil war in 1975, when he moved to Paris as a refugee. He still lives there today.
Maalouf writes in French, and his works have been translated into many languages. He received the Prix Goncourt in 1993 for his book Rock of Tanios.
His novels are marked by his experiences of civil war and migration. Their characters are itinerants, voyagers between lands, languages, and religions.
[edit] Works of fiction
- First Century after Beatrice ISBN 0704370514
- Leo Africanus ISBN 1561310220
- Rock of Tanios (Prix Goncourt 1993) ISBN 0807613657
- Samarkand (first published 1988 titled 'Samarcande') ISBN 1566562937
- Gardens of Light ISBN 1566562481
- Ports of Call (first published 1996 titled 'Les échelles du Levant') ISBN 186046890X
- Balthasar's Odyssey ISBN 155970702X
[edit] Works of non-fiction
- Crusades through Arab Eyes ISBN 0805208984
- On Identity
- In the Name of Identity ISBN 0142002577
[edit] External links
- Amin Maalouf Website Biography, works, interviews, video and audio documents, maps...
