by Amin Maalouf · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420654010
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«León el Africano» is a historical novel by Amin Maalouf, published by Alianza in paperback (330 pages, in Spanish).
The novel follows Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Wazzan, born in Granada before 1492 and known as Leo Africanus. The character's journey through Timbuktu, the kingdoms of the Niger and Constantinople leads to papal Rome. Between fiction and history, the plot links the fall of Granada, the Ottoman rise and the Italian Renaissance.
The novel «León el Africano» was originally published in French as «Léon l'Africain» in 1986, the year it received the Prix de l'Amitié franco-arabe and the Prix France-Liban de l'ADELF.
For those who enjoy historical and adventure novels; a review of this edition recommends it to young people and adults.
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.
