by Amin Maalouf · Alianza · tapa dura · ISBN 9788420664514
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«Samarcanda» is the historical fiction novel by Amin Maalouf, published by Alianza Editorial in hardback (384 pages, in Spanish).
The novel follows the fortunes of a manuscript of the «Rubayat» by the Persian poet Omar Jayyam through the power struggles of medieval Persia. Alongside Jayyam, astronomer, geometer and philosopher, appear Nizam el-Molk, vizier of Sultan Malikxah, and the Ismaili Hassan Sabbah, founder of the sect of the Assassins from Alamut.
Edition published on 7 November 2011. Translation by María Concepción García-Lomas Pradera. Part of the «13/20» series from Alianza.
For readers of historical fiction and biographical fiction interested in medieval Persia and the poetry of Omar Jayyam.
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.
