Amin Maalouf

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

Works of non-fiction:

• The Crusades through Arab Eyes
• On Identity