Leo Africanus

 

by Amin Maalouf

 

-A review by Mrs. O'Grady of the MFL Department-

 

I would like to tell you about one of the best books I have ever read:

Leo Africanus by the French writer Amin Maalouf (who left Lebanon during the 70s war).

It starts in Granada Spain at the time of the peaceful cohabitation between Jews, Muslims and Catholics and ends in the Vatican.

It takes you on an epic journey through Spain, North Africa, Egypt, Arabia, Europe and Rome.

Amin Maalouf is also an intelligent historian. His books are based on true historical events within an imaginative plot.