'Leo the African' is based on the true life-story of Hasan al-Wazzan, the 16th-century traveller and writer who came to be known as Leo Africanus, or Leo the African. This is a story of pirates, slave-girls and princesses, in a world in...

A critical discussion about what constitutes identity. "His observation of human nature in all its facets is wonderfully accurate" David Robson "Sunday Telegraph". von Maalouf, Amin

An award-winning author explores why so many people commit crimes in the name of identity. "Makes for compelling reading in America today."--"The New York Times." von Maalouf, Amin

Adam heads from Paris to the homeland he fled twenty-five years prior upon hearing the news that his closest friend is dying. He arrives to find that his childhood friends have taken differing paths in life. A long-awaited return from...

This series is designed to bring to North American readers the once-unheard voices of writers who have achieved wide acclaim at home, but are not recognized beyond the borders of their native lands. With special emphasis on women...

"The Crusades Through Arab Eyes" von Amin Maalouf (nicht Jon Rothschild) bietet eine einzigartige Perspektive auf die Kreuzzüge, indem es die Ereignisse aus der Sicht der arabischen Welt schildert. Das Buch basiert auf zeitgenössischen...

Maalouf, Die Verunsicherten

"Der Heilige Krieg der Barbaren: Die Kreuzzüge aus der Sicht der Araber" von Amin Maalouf bietet eine faszinierende Perspektive auf die Kreuzzüge, indem es die Ereignisse aus der Sicht der arabischen Welt darstellt. Anstatt sich auf die...

Les jardins de lumière (Romans historiques)

Europa, am Vorabend des Jahres 1666. Es sind furchterfüllte Zeiten, das »Jahr der Apokalypse« steht bevor. Inmitten der Unruhe macht der Antiquar und Kuriositätenhändler Baldassare gute Geschäfte, besonders mit einem geheimnisvollen...

Der Geograph des Papstes von Maalouf, Amin

Amin Maalouf's fiction includes Leo the African, Rock of Tanios, which won the 1993 Prix Goncourt, Samarkand and Ports of Call. He is also the author of an acclaimed scholarly work, The Crusades Through Arab Eyes, as well as the much...