by Amin Maalouf · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420634593
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«Samarcanda» is the historical novel by Amin Maalouf, published by Alianza Editorial in paperback (392 pages, in Spanish).
The novel follows the adventures of a manuscript containing the Ruba’iyyat of the Persian poet Omar Jayyám, while recreating medieval Persia. Alongside Nizam el-Molk, vizier of Sultan Malikxah, the Ismaili Hassan Sabbah stands out, founder of the sect of the Assassins from his fortress of Alamut.
It belongs to the El Libro de Bolsillo collection; the work was originally published in 1988 as Samarcande.
Readers of historical fiction interested in the medieval East and in the figure of the poet Omar Jayyám.
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.
