by Amin Maalouf · Círculo de Lectores, 1990, Barcelona. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422631095
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«León el Africano» is the historical novel by Amin Maalouf, published in hardcover by Círculo de Lectores in 1990 (382 pages, in Spanish).
The protagonist, Hasan, is born in Granada shortly before the Castilians take the city in 1492. Exile takes him to Fez, to several kingdoms of black Africa, to Cairo, to Constantinople and to Rome, where he ends up at the court of Pope Leo X. The novel interweaves adventure, history and the encounter between Islam and Christianity.
The original title, «Léon l'Africain», was published in 1986. Spanish translation by María Teresa Gallego and María Isabel Reverte.
Work aimed at the general public, especially readers of historical fiction and fictionalised biographies.
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.
