Amin Maalouf

Samarkand

Novel of a legendary manuscript's journey across centuries and empires

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Amin Maalouf
Amin Maalouf

Lebanese-French author and member of the Academie Francaise whose historical novels explore the clash of Eastern and Western civilizations. Leo Africanus and Samarkand reimagine famous lives at the crossroads of history.

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