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    <body><![CDATA[Although the premise of this book (based on the travels of the actual Leo Africanus) was what drew me to it, it really suffered from a disjointed plot. Leo's travels are what makes him unique: he is one of the few historical figures who demonstrated the blend of Muslim, Jewish, and Christian faiths ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22067485">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Cerita bergeo politik Afrika, Arab, dan Andalusia yang memukau. Saya tersesak menyaksikan kejatuhan kesultanan Granada yang begitu dramatis. <br/><br/>Hasan bin Wazan, seorang petualang gurun, si singa afrika, menguasai 8 bahasa dengan fasih, penakluk para raja dan para wanita, seorang shalih yang...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13136613">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Check this out...<br/><br/>'Wherever you are , some will want to ask questions about your skin or your prayers. Beware of gratifying their instincts, my son, beware of bending before the multitude! Muslim, Jew or Christian, they must take you as you are, or lose you. When men's minds seem narrow t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1232405">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[La vida no es mas que una larga travesía llena de deseos, alegrías, tristezas, pasiones y sabiduría limitada por los mismos hombres a través de la religión, de los gobiernos, del idioma y de rencores o envidias que siempre trataremos con desesperación destruir pero tales limitaciones son realm...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38332816">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Maalouf makes distant worlds real.  He did this with his prize winning &quot;Samarkand&quot; about Omar Khayyam.  I am in the middle of this book and so far it is a great blend of history and fully created fictional characters.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Thanks to Ryan dah kirim buku kesayangannya ke aku...<br/><br/>*****<br/><br/>Awal-awal baca buku ini mengingatkanku akan novel 1001 malam, perilaku para penguasa yang penuh hura-hura dengan pesta dan wanita. Kemunduran peradaban Islam dimulai ketika ilmu tidak lagi menjadi pijakan penting dalam...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42873243">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a book that I started many years ago but somehow never went beyond 100 pages until reading the superb Father of Locks put me in the mood of another Islamic themed novel; I would rate it though only 4 1/2 stars because it is too scattered; narrated as a yearly account by the title hero from b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69044513">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[En la línea que apunta Juan Marí, y por pura casualidad, he devorado desde primero de año este delicioso libro, que me recomendó Luis de Lezama. Se trata de la biografía contada en primera persona de Hasan, (y reproduzco la primera frase de la novela), &quot;...hijo de Mohamed el alamín, a mi,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32701511">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Correcta, pero esperaba más. León es un niño granadino que tras la expulsión de musulmanes y judíos de la España de los Reyes Católicos, se <em>jarta</em> de conocer mundo: Fez, Tombuctú, El Cairo, Constantinopla, Túnez, Roma... Todos sus viajes vienen con anécdotas, intrigas políticas y amoríos ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12315527">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great book. Hasan (who becomes Leo later) leaves Granada when the Spanish conquer it and kick out the Muslims (and Jews) if they fail to convert; he goes to Fez; goes on to Cairo, which is conquered by the Ottomans; flees and is brought to Rome, which is subsequently trashed by the (German) Lutheran...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10254592">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Thoroughly enjoyable.  A shining cast of characters, travels through exotic lands, deep introspections.  Slow at times, but a great, patient summer read, if you're looking for something.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[interesting commentary on Islam... tells history of the middle east and europe around the 15th c... follows the journeys of Leo Africanus (real person)  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It is not necessary to have a great understanding or knowledge concerning the Renaissance time period or even a have a great understanding of the Crusades to be able to enjoy this book.  Whether majoring in mathematics or history, the reader will appreciate the adventures presented to them throughou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5877676">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I totally loved this book. <br/>Its historic fiction- during the time of Islamic Empire, the fall of Andalusia to the Christians. great read.<br/><br/>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read the French version which seduces with the beauty of Amin Maalouf's prose. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Addressed to Hasan, his beloved son, and narrated through Leo's perspective, this book helps one grasp a horrifyingly lovely and tumultuous history as Leo's identity is constantly developing and changing. The adages and Arabic terminology help the reader enjoy and understand its cultural context, wh...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40743319">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great book when it comes to learning about the history of the Mediterrenean countries in the around late 15th early 16th century.<br/>Not so great book when it comes to the storyline. It is difficult to get into the story, because of the number of facts stated, the countries covered and the timelin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34980336">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I would describe this book as historical fiction. It's cool because Leo Africanus was a real life dude, a geographer back in the day. He wrote a book about his travels through Africa, Rome, and the Middle East in the 14 &amp; 15 hundreds and that is what this book is based on. Maalouf is a great story t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26102540">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Beautiful, imaginative, enjoyable to read.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Certainly one of the best book i ever read,Maalouf his a master,his prose sometime border on poetry,his images are vivide,all caractere perfectly painted.<br/>The central personnage flee from spain during the reconquista,and circle the mediterannne(Fez,alexandrie,istanbul) to end up in Italie servi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13919048">more...</a>]]></body>
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