by Amin Maalouf · LIVRE DE POCHE · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253144243
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«Les Échelles du Levant» is the novel by Amin Maalouf, published by Le Livre de Poche in paperback (254 pages, in French).
The novel takes its title from the ancient merchant cities that linked Europe with the East. It tells the life of Ossyane, a man swept along by the history of the Near East, and through his memories appear his childhood, his time in France under the Occupation and his love for Clara, in a story of identity, exile and memory.
Novel originally published in 1996; this French edition came out in 1998 and corresponds to number 14424 of the Le Livre de Poche collection.
For readers of historical fiction and French literature interested in the Mediterranean, the Near East and questions of identity and exile.
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.
