Leo Africanus

Leo Africanus

Amin Maalouf erzählt in dieser fiktiven Biographie die Geschichte eines Mekka-Pilgers aus dem Maghreb, der 1518, von Piraten gefangen, Papst Leo X. geschenkt wurde. Der Afrikaner trat in Rom zum Christentum über, kehrte jedoch später in den Maghreb und zum Islam zurück.

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Amin Maalouf, a Lebanese writer, was editor-in-chief of Jeune Afrique. He is the author of The Crusades Through Arab Eyes and several novels.

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Part 1 I
THE BOOK OF GRANADA Chapter 2 The Year of Salma al-Hurra
5 Chapter 3 The Year of the Amulets
23 Chapter 4 The Year of Astaghfirullah
31 Chapter 5 The Year of the Fall
41 Chapter 6 The Year of Mihrajan
63 Chapter 7 The Year of the Crossing
71 Part 8 II THE BOOK OF FEZ Chapter 9 The Year of the Hostelries
83 Chapter 10 The Year of the Soothsayers
93 Chapter 11 The Year of the Mourners
101 Chapter 12 The Year of Harun the Ferret
107 Chapter 13 The Year of the Inquisitors 113 Chapter 14 The Year of the Hammam
119 Chapter 15 The Year of the Raging Lions
125 Chapter 16 The Year of the Great Recitation
131 Chapter 17 The Year of the Stratagem
137 Chapter 18 The Year of the Knotted Blade of Grass 143 Chapter 19 The Year of the Caravan
153 Chapter 20 The Year of Timbuktu
161 Chapter 21 The Year of the Testament
169 Chapter 22 The Year of the Maristan 177 Chapter 23 The Year of the Bride
183 Chapter 24 The Year of Fortune
189 Chapter 25 The Year of the Two Palaces
195 Chapter 26 The Year of the lame Sharif
201 Chapter 27 The Year of the Storm
207 Part 28 III THE BOOK OF CAIRO Chapter 29 The Year of the Noble Eye
223 Chapter 30 The Year of the Circassian 233 Chapter 31 The Year of the Rebels
245 Chapter 32 The Year of the Grand Turk
255 Chapter 33 The Year of Tumanbay
269 Chapter 34 The Year of the Abduction
277 Part 35 IV THE BOOK OF ROME Chapter 36 The Year of San Angelo
289 Chapter 37 The Year of the Heretics
295 Chapter 38 The Year of the Conversa
303 Chapter 39 The Year of Adrian
311 Chapter 40 The Year of Sulaiman 317 Chapter 41 The Year of Clemency
325 Chapter 42 The Year of the King of France
333 Chapter 43 The Year of the Black Bands
341 Chapter 44 The Year of the Lansquenets
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