by Amin Maalouf · Grasset & Fasquelle · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782246462712
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«Le rocher de Tanios» is the novel by Amin Maalouf, published by Grasset & Fasquelle in paperback (277 pages, in French).
The novel takes place in a village in the Lebanese mountains in the 1830s, when the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and England are vying for the region. Tanios, a young man marked by the mystery of his birth and gossip about his real father, ends up in exile after the murder of a religious leader and becomes a legend.
Originally published in 1993, it was awarded the Prix Goncourt that same year.
For readers of historical fiction and French narrative, especially those interested in Lebanon and the Near East of the 19th century.
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.
