Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index 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 This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.