Leo the African

Zusatztext The most entertaining education we could wish for...Leo the African is a celebration of the romance and power of the Arab world! its ideals and achievements - Daily Telegraph Informationen zum Autor Amin Maalouf is a Lebanese journalist and writer. He was formerly director of the weekly international edition of the leading Beirut daily an-Nahar, and editor-in-chief of Jeune Afrique. He now lives with his wife and three children in Paris. Klappentext 'Leo the African' is based on the true life-story of Hasan al-Wazzan, the 16th-century traveller and writer who came to be known as Leo Africanus, or Leo the African. This is a story of pirates, slave-girls and princesses, in a world in a state of religious flux. Zusammenfassung 'Leo the African' is based on the true life-story of Hasan al-Wazzan, the 16th-century traveller and writer who came to be known as Leo Africanus, or Leo the African. This is a story of pirates, slave-girls and princesses, in a world in a state of religious flux.

Product details

• Authors: Amin Maalouf
• Publisher: Abacus
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 22.09.1994
• EAN: 9780349106007
• ISBN: 978-0-349-10600-7
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 194 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Adventure, FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Action & Adventure, Historical adventure, FICTION / Alternative History, FICTION / Christian / Historical, Historical adventure fiction, Adventure fiction, Religious and spiritual fiction, Religious & Spiritual Fiction