by Amin Maalouf · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253138914
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«Le Rocher de Tanios» is the novel by Amin Maalouf, published by LGF/Le Livre de Poche in paperback (280 pages, in French).
Tanios lives in the mountainous Lebanon of the 19th century, marked by the mystery of his birth, with rumors about who his real father is. In the 1830s, while the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and England vie for the country, the murder of a religious leader forces him into exile. The novel blends history and legend, wisdom and madness.
Winner of the Prix Goncourt in 1993. This French edition was published in 1996 in the Le Livre de Poche collection.
For readers of historical fiction and contemporary French narrative.
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.
