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Amin Maalouf (born 1949) was born in Beirut, Lebanon where he worked as a journalist until the start of the civil-war in 1975. He moved to Paris as a refugee where he still lives today.
Writing in French his works have been translated into many languages.
Works of fiction:
- First Century after Bearice
- Leo the African
- Rock of Tanios (Prix Goncourt 1993)
- Samarkand
- Gardens of Light
- Ports of Call (first published 1996 titled 'Les Echelles du Levant')
- Balthazar's Odessey
- The Crusades through Arab Eyes
- On Identity
