Amin Maalouf





Amin Maalouf

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in Beirut, Lebanon
February 25, 1949

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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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As some of his friends already know, Amin has had some health concerns that have kept him away from this blog for the last few months. He hopes to be back soon, and he extends to everybody his heartfelt apologies and his best regards.


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Average rating: 3.98 · 16,780 ratings · 1,439 reviews · 24 distinct works · Similar authors
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4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 4,353 ratings — published 1988 — 39 editions
Leo Africanus
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4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 2,500 ratings — published 1986 — 46 editions
The Crusades Through Arab Eyes
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4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 1,960 ratings — published 1983 — 38 editions
The Rock of Tanios
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3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 1,425 ratings — published 1993 — 23 editions
Balthasar's Odyssey
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3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 1,285 ratings — published 2000 — 34 editions
In the Name of Identity: Vi...
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3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 1,377 ratings — published 1998 — 26 editions
Ports of Call
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3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 1,204 ratings — published 1996 — 26 editions
The Gardens of Light
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3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 778 ratings31 editions
The First Century After Bea...
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3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 739 ratings — published 1992 — 17 editions
Orígenes
3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 341 ratings — published 2004 — 17 editions
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“فحتى عندما لا نبصر نورا في نهاية النفق يجب أن نؤمن بأن النور لابد أن يظهر ”
Amin Maalouf, موانئ المشرق

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

“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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