by Amin Maalouf · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420654249
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«La roca de Tanios» is the historical novel by Amin Maalouf, published by Alianza in paperback (249 pages, in Spanish).
Set in nineteenth-century Lebanon, the novel is based on a real event: the death of a patriarch and the deceitful return of his murderer, who had taken refuge in Cyprus. From this reconstruction emerges the figure of Tanios, turned by fate into a legendary hero of his people, in a story of love, revenge and death where tolerant coexistence begins to crack.
Winner of the Prix Goncourt in 1993, this 1994 edition belongs to the Alianza cuatro collection.
For readers of historical fiction interested in the history and conflicts of nineteenth-century Lebanon.
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.
