by Amin Maalouf · Alianza Editorial Sa · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420634777
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«León el Africano» is the historical novel by Amin Maalouf, published by Alianza Editorial in paperback (476 pages).
The novel follows Hasan al-Wazzan, born in Granada on the eve of 1492, whose journey takes him from Fez to Timbuktu, to the kingdoms between the Niger and the Nile, to Constantinople and Rome. His knowledge of the Islamic and Christian worlds places him at the service of Pope Leo X and Giulio de' Medici, amid the struggle between empires for the Mediterranean.
Spanish translation of «Léon l'Africain» (1986), winner of the Prix de l'Amitié franco-arabe and the Prix France-Liban de l'ADELF.
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.
