Amin Maalouf

Amin Maalouf Born in 1949 in Beirut, he is a world-renowned Lebanese-French writer and intellectual. Although he began his career in journalism, he later made remarkable contributions to history, fiction, and contemporary thought. His book The Crusades Through Arab Eyes (1983) brought him international recognition. In 1993, he received France’s highest literary honor, the Prix Goncourt, for The Rock of Tanios. He currently serves as the Perpetual Secretary of the French Academy.

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