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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
León el africano León el africano Amin Maalouf Novela histórica OL16052092W
Leon El Africano/  Leon The African Leon El Africano/ Leon The African Amin Maalouf Publisher Synopsis 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 … OL606724W
Los jardines de luz Los jardines de luz Amin Maalouf En el inicio de la era cristiana y cerca de las orillas del Tigris comienza la historia de un hombre que, bautizado con el nombre de Mani, llegará a ser el fundador de una doctrina universal, concili… OL606735W
Ports of call Ports of call Amin Maalouf A Jewish woman and a Muslim man are brought together in World War II France by their work in the Resistance. After the war they marry and return to the Middle East, only to be separated by the Arab-I… OL606743W
On Identity On Identity Amin Maalouf "The notion of identity - personal, religious, ethnic or national - is one that has given rise to heated passions and crimes throughout the history of mankind. What it is that makes each one of us un… OL606758W
Balthasar's Odyssey Balthasar's Odyssey Amin Maalouf In 1665, with prophecies and portents foretelling the forthcoming Apocalypse, Balthasar, an antiquarian merchant and sage, embarks on a perilous quest to find a rare book that could hold the key to t… OL606767W
Samarcande Samarcande Amin Maalouf The life of Omar Khayyam, the 11th Century Persian poet who wrote The Rubaiyaat, chronicling his adventures and romances. The novel is in two parts, the second describing the manner in which the manu… OL606771W