by Amin Maalouf · Edicions Proa · tapa dura · ISBN 9788483004494
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«Lleó l'Africà» is the historical novel by Amin Maalouf, published by Edicions Proa in hardcover (427 pages, in Catalan).
The novel reconstructs the life of Hasan al-Wazzan, a Granadan diplomat and traveler of the 16th century known in Europe as Leo Africanus. Through his journeys across North Africa, Italy and the Near East, Maalouf portrays the encounter between societies and beliefs in an era of profound change.
Catalan translation by Xavier Lloveras Puchercos, number 11 in the collection «Els millors llibres de l'any». The work was originally published in 1986.
For readers of historical fiction and travel narratives set in the 16th-century Mediterranean.
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.
