by Amin Maalouf · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788477391968
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«Lleó l'Africà» is the historical novel by Amin Maalouf, published by Proa in paperback (430 pages, in Catalan).
The novel follows the life of Leo Africanus, a 16th-century traveler and diplomat, from his birth in Granada to his journeys across Africa and his arrival in Italy. Through his eyes, diverse cultures, trade routes, and political tensions of the Mediterranean are portrayed in an era of great change and discovery.
Work originally published in French in 1986; this Catalan edition is from 1992.
Readers of historical fiction who want to approach the 16th-century Mediterranean and the encounter between cultures.
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.
