Amin Maalouf

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in Beirut, Lebanon

February 25, 1949

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http://www.aminmaalouf.org/english/

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Literature & Fiction, History, Nonfiction

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Amin Maalouf (Arabic: أمين معلوف; alternate spelling Amin Maluf) is a Lebanese journalist and novelist.
He writes and publishes primarily in French.
Most of Maalouf's books have a historical setting, and like Umberto Eco, Orhan Pamuk, and Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Maalouf mixes fascinating historical facts with fantasy and philosophical ideas. In an interview Maalouf has said that his role as a writer is to create "positive myths". Maalouf's works, written with the skill of a master storyteller, offer a sensitive view of the values and attitudes of different cultures in the Middle East, Africa and Mediterranean world.

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Average rating: 3.98 · 16,780 ratings · 1,439 reviews · 24 distinct works · Similar authors

	Samarkand by Amin Maalouf, Russell Harris (Translator) 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 4,353 ratings — published 1988 — 39 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leo Africanus by Amin Maalouf, Peter Sluglett (Translator) 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 2,500 ratings — published 1986 — 46 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Crusades Through Arab Eyes by Amin Maalouf, Jon Rothschild 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 1,960 ratings — published 1983 — 38 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rock of Tanios by Amin Maalouf, Dorothy S. Blair (Translator) 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 1,425 ratings — published 1993 — 23 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Balthasar's Odyssey by Amin Maalouf, Barbara Bray (Translator) 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 1,285 ratings — published 2000 — 34 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Name of Identity: Violence and the Need to Belong by Amin Maalouf, Barbara Bray (Translator) 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 1,377 ratings — published 1998 — 26 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ports of Call by Amin Maalouf, Alberto Manguel (Translator) 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 1,204 ratings — published 1996 — 26 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gardens of Light by Amin Maalouf, Dorothy Blair (Translator) 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 778 ratings — 31 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The First Century After Beatrice by Amin Maalouf, Dorothy S. Blair (Translator) 3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 739 ratings — published 1992 — 17 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Orígenes 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 341 ratings — published 2004 — 17 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“فحتى عندما لا نبصر نورا في نهاية النفق يجب أن نؤمن بأن النور لابد أن يظهر ”
― Amin Maalouf, موانئ المشرق

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“لا تعجب لشيء، إن للحقيقة و جهين، و للناس أيضا”
― Amin Maalouf, Samarkand

93 people liked it

“هذا هو بالضبط ! فوسائل الإعلام تعكس مايقوله الناس ، والناس يرددون ماتقوله وسائل الإعلام . ألم نسأم أبداً لعبة المرايا العاكسة هذه التي تقوم بتبليد العقول ؟”
― Amin Maalouf

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