by Amin Maalouf · Alianza · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788420656885
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«Las Escalas de Levante» is the historical novel by Amin Maalouf, published by Alianza in paperback (256 pages, in Spanish).
The novel follows Ossyane Ketabdar, a man marked by the cultural crossroads of the Near East, and begins when a former war hero is recognized in Paris and recalls his life. The plot spans the end of the Ottoman Empire, occupied France and the Arab-Israeli conflict, interweaving exile, uprootedness, violence and love.
It belongs to the El Libro de Bolsillo collection, Biblioteca de Autor, within the Biblioteca Maalouf series. Translation by Federico Romero Portilla of the French original Les Échelles du Levant.
For readers of historical fiction and contemporary narrative interested in the Near East, identity and exile.
Amin Maalouf is a Lebanese French author who has lived in France since 1976. His native language is Arabic, and he writes in French. His works have been translated into over 40 languages.
