by Amin Maalouf · Alianza Editorial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420682709
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«León el Africano» is the historical novel by Amin Maalouf, published by Alianza Editorial in paperback (496 pages, in Spanish).
Hasan is born in Granada shortly before 1492 and will come to be known as Leo Africanus. In a Mediterranean contested by two empires, his journey takes him from Timbuktu to the kingdoms between the Niger and the Nile and as far as Constantinople, accumulating experiences that give him a vision spanning East and West.
It belongs to the 13/20 collection from Alianza Editorial and was originally published in French as «Léon l'Africain» in 1986. Translation by María Teresa Gallego Urrutia and María Isabel Reverte Cejudo.
For readers of historical fiction who value reconstructions of real characters and travel narratives between East and West.
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.
