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Amin Maalouf أمين معلوف
In Arabic, novels and other writings of Amin Maalouf (b.1949 Beirut, a Lebanese author residing in France. He writes in French, although his native language is Arabic. He is a well-known and respected author whose works have been translated into many languages.
| Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 11301 By: Amin Maalouf, Translation: Nahla Baydoun Dar Al Farabi, Beirut, 2004 Arabic Edition, c.1998 Topic: Culture, Society, Group Identity Abstract: "Les Identites Meurtrieres" translated from the French, by the Lebanese author Amin Maalouf. "In the Name of Identity: Violence and the Need to Belong". This work discusses the identity crisis Arab's are experiencing since the establishment of continuous relationships with the West. Maalouf adds his own personal experience, as a Christian Arab living in France. | |
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| Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 11302 By: Amin Maalouf, Translation: Nahla Baydoun Dar Al Farabi, Beirut, 2009 Arabic Edition c.2000 Topic: Opera libretto (verse/text) - Selected Translation Abstract: "L'amour de loin", opera libretto translated from the French, by the Lebanese author Amin Maalouf. This is a 5 act opera libretto Maalouf wrote, with the setting in the 12th century, in Aquitaine, Tripoli and at sea. A complex story told simply, with deeper themes. | |
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| Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 11296 By: Amin Maalouf, Translation: Nahla Baydoun Dar Al Farabi, Beirut, 2001 Arabic Edition, c.1992 Topic: Novel - Selected Translation Abstract: "Le Premier Siecle Apres Beatrice". Translated from French, a novel by the Lebanese author Amin Maalouf, tellling a futuristic tale (21st Century) in which a drug causes the birth of girls to be rare, and society becomes inbalanced. Touching on themes of sexism, rich vs. poor (North vs. South), and science gone amuck. | |
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| Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 11303 By: Amin Maalouf, Translation: Nahla Baydoun Dar Al Farabi, Beirut, 2006 Arabic Edition Topic: Opera libretto (verse/text) - Selected Translation Abstract: "Andriana Mater", an opera libretto translated from the French, by the Lebanese author Amin Maalouf. It takes place in the present day in an unnamed country, and centers around the relationship between Adriana, her son (concieved by a rape during a civil war), and her sister. | |
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| Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 11299 By: Amin Maalouf, Translation: Nahla Baydoun Dar Al Farabi, Beirut, Topic: Memoir Abstract: "Origines", translated from the French, a memoir by the Lebanese author Amin Maalouf. 2004 winner of the Prix Mediterranee. "In this riveting and intriguing memoir..." | |
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| Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 11298 By: Amin Maalouf, Translation: Nahla Baydoun Dar Al Farabi, Beirut, 2009 Arabic Edition c.1991 Topic: Historical Novel - Selected Translation Abstract: "Les Jardins de Lumiere", translated from the French, a novel by the Lebanese author Amin Maalouf. In this novel, Maalouf recreates the life of Mesopotamian, Mani (216-276 CE), who finds himself in conflict with the beliefs of his community as he developed his tolerant Manichaean religion, and who was eventually executed for heresy. | |
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| Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 11297 By: Amin Maalouf, Translation: Afif Damascene Dar Al Farabi, Beirut, 2001 Arabic Edition, c.1986 Topic: Historical Novel - Selected Translation Abstract: "Leon l'Africain", translated from the French, a 1986 novel by the Lebanese author Amin Maalouf. "Written in the form of a memoir, this historical novel explores the meeting of two worldsIslam and Christendomthrough the adventures of real-life Arab traveler and geographer Hassan al-Wazzan. Born in Spain just as the Moors were expelled in 1492,. . ." (L.M. Lewis) | |
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| Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 11295 By: Amin Maalouf, Translation: Nahla Baydoun Dar Al Farabi, Beirut, 2008 Arabic Edition, c.1999 Topic: Historical Novel - Selected Translation Abstract: "Les Echelles du Levant". Translated from the French, this novel by the Lebanese author Amin Maalouf is a bittersweet love story of a Turkish-Lebanese nobelman and a Jewish woman. The protagnist, Ossyane Ketabdar, travels to Paris for studies in the 1930's, and at first rejects his father's revolutionary leanings. On returning to Beirut he marries a Jewish woman, but the two are kept apart by cultures and wars, until a final meeting seals their fates. | |
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| Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 11292 By: Amin Maalouf, Translation: Nahla Baydoun Dar Al Farabi, Beirut, 2001 Arabic Edition, c.2000 Topic: Historical Novel - Selected Translation Abstract: "Le Periple de Baldassare", translated from the French, a historical novel by the Lebanese author Amin Maalouf. The story is about the journey of a bookseller named Balthasar, seeking a sacred book which may contain the 100th name of God. Taking place in 1666 (the "year of the Apocalypse", the travels are through the Ottoman Empire, to Italy and London. | |
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| Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 11294 By: Amin Maalouf, Translation: Nahla Baydoun Dar Al Farabi, Beirut, 2001 Arabic Edition, c.1993 Topic: Historical Novel - Selected Translation Abstract: "Le Rocher de Tanios". This historical novel by the Lebanese author Amin Maalouf won the 1993 Goncourt Prize. The novel depicts social and political turmoil in 19th century Lebanon. The protagonist, Tanios, is the illegitimate son of Shaykh Francis, a Christian Arab. He is both niave and mature, creating a endearing mix in this story of romance, local myths, and world-wide political intrigue. | |
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