by Amin Maalouf · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782286004163
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«Le Rocher de Tanios» is the historical novel by Amin Maalouf, published in 1993 by Le grand livre du mois in paperback (277 pages, in French).
Set in 1830s Lebanon, the novel follows Tanios, a young man marked by the mystery of his origins. As the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, and England vie for the region, the death of a religious leader drives him into exile. Maalouf blends history and legend to explore identity, tradition, love, and war.
Winner of the Prix Goncourt in 1993; this French edition from Le grand livre du mois comprises 277 pages.
For readers of historical fiction interested in Lebanon and the nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire.
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.
