by Amin Maalouf · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253061779
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«Les Jardins de lumière» is the historical novel by Amin Maalouf, published by LGF/Le Livre de Poche in paperback (251 pages, in French).
Set in the third century, it tells the life of Mani, a Mesopotamian painter, physician and prophet who proposed a humanist and conciliatory vision among the religions of his time. His doctrine, origin of the words «maniqueo» and «maniqueísmo», clashed with the intolerance of empires and creeds, which persecuted him to the point of torture.
Volume 9516 of the Le Livre de Poche collection; French edition of 251 pages, originally published in 1991.
For readers of historical fiction and fiction about the Near East and the history of religions.
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.
