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Amin Maalouf
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Amin Maalouf is a Lebanese author who writes in French and is based in France, known for exploring themes of identity, history, and cross-cultural experience through his novels and essays. His work matters because it offers unique perspectives on the Middle East and the complexities of belonging to multiple cultures, reaching audiences across the French-speaking world and beyond.
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Maalouf
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Beirut
- Occupation
- novelist
- Educated at
- Saint Joseph University of Beirut
- Languages spoken
- Arabic
- Native language
- Arabic
- Award
- FIL Award
- Notable work
- Ports of Call
- Field of work
- historical novel
- Official website
- www.aminmaalouf.org
- Image
- Amin Maalouf.jpg
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- Amin Maalouf
- date of birth
- 1949-02-25
- nominated for
- International Booker Prize
- name in native language
- أمين معلوف
- writing language
- Arabic
- birth name
- أمين رشدي معلوف
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Encyclopedic overview
Amin Maalouf ( French: [maluf]; Arabic: أمين رشدي بطرس طنّوص معلوف Arabic pronunciation: [maʕˈluːf]; born 1949) is a Lebanese French author who has lived in France since 1976. His native language is Arabic, and he writes in French. His works have been translated into over 40 languages.
Of his several works of nonfiction, The Crusades Through Arab Eyes is probably the best known. He received the Prix Goncourt in 1993 for his novel The Rock of Tanios, as well as the 2010 Prince of Asturias Award for Literature. He is a member of the Académie française and was elected its Perpetual Secretary on 28 September 2023.
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