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1	In the Name of Identity: Violence and the Need to Belong more books like this by Amin Maalouf An award-winning author explores why so many people commit crimes in the name of identity. "Makes for compelling reading in America today."--"The New York Times." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.08! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Crusades Through Arab Eyes more books like this by Amin Maalouf Maalouf's account of the Crusades relies on Arabic testimonies of the event--some contemporary chronicles, others historical eyewitnesses to the invasion--effectively giving Western readers the other side of the Crusades story. see all copies from $6.00! new only from $10.00! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Leo Africanus more books like this by Amin Maalouf Exile and pilgrimage, the power of sexual love and family bonds, the savagery of war, and the profundity of religious passions are masterfully evoked in this tale of one man's journey, set against the splendor of the Renaissance and the vast tapestry of Muslim and Christian empires. see all copies from $3.21! new only from $12.35! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Samarkand more books like this by Amin Maalouf This series is designed to bring to North American readers the once-unheard voices of writers who have achieved wide acclaim at home, but are not recognized beyond the borders of their native lands. With special emphasis on women writers, Interlink's Emerging Voices series publishes the best of the world's contemporary literature in translation or ... see all copies from $3.95! new only from $9.89! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Origins: A Memoir more books like this by Amin Maalouf, Catherine Temerson (Translator) "Origins," by the world-renowned writer Maalouf, is a sprawling, hemisphere-spanning, inter-generational saga. This work is at once a gripping family chronicle and a timely consideration of Lebanese culture and politics. see all copies from $12.48! new only from $14.97! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Balthasar's Odyssey more books like this by Amin Maalouf In the Koran, there are 99 names for God. Does the 100th exist? Months before the dawn of the apocalyptic "year of the beast", 1666, Balthasar Embriaco, a Genoese Levantine merchant embarks on a quest to find the answer. He sets out on a journey that will take him across the breadth of the civilized world, making his way to Constantinople and on ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.50! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Rock of Tanios more books like this by Amin Maalouf An exploration of myth, passion and loyalty from the Lebanon's troubled past, The Rock of Tanios is another superbly rich and rewarding novel from the author of Samarkand and Leo the African. Expertly controlling his multi-faceted narrative with prose of great beauty and power, Maalouf delves into the history of an extraordinary life: that of ... see all copies from $10.33! new only from $10.33!
8	The gardens of light more books like this by Amin Maalouf Born in a Mesopotamian village in the third century, the son of a Parthian warrior, Mani grows up in a volatile and dangerous world. As battle rages for control over the Middle East between the great Roman and Persian empires, as Jews and Christians, Buddhists and Zoroastrians fight for ascendency, Mani- painter, mystic, physician and prophet- ... see all copies from $3.85! new only from $11.01! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Ports of Call more books like this by Amin Maalouf A Turkish man falls in love with a Jewish woman whom he is unable to marry. Years later, after several wars and his activism in the French resistance, the two are reunited. see all copies from $2.12! new only from $9.01! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The first century after Beatrice more books like this by Amin Maalouf A French entomologist, attending a symposium in Cairo, finds a cruious kind of bean being on a market stall. It is claimed the beans, derived from the scarab beetle, have magic powers; specifically the power to guarantee the brith of a male infant - and when the entomologist does some research in to the matter, discovering the incidence of female ... see all copies from $2.33! new only from $9.34! \| first editions
11	Léon, l'Africain more books like this by Amin Maalouf see all copies from $2.72! new only from $16.95!
12 view cover	Leon El Africano more books like this by Amin Maalouf see all copies from $11.90! new only from $17.95!
13	Les Croisades Vues Par Les Arabes by Amin Maalouf see all copies from $10.44! new only from $10.44!
14 view cover	Leo the African more books like this by Amin Maalouf From his chlidhood in Fez, having fled the Christian Inquisition, through his many journeys to the East as an itinerant merhcant, Hasans story is a quixotic catalogue of pirates, slave girls and princesses, encompassing the complexities of a world in a state of religious flux. Hasan too is touched by the instability of the era, performing his hadj ... see all copies from $9.59! new only from $10.81!
15	Le Rocher de Tanios: Roman more books like this by Amin Maalouf see all copies from $4.00! new only from $9.19! \| signed copies \| first editions
16	Samarcande more books like this by Amin Maalouf see all copies from $5.56! new only from $9.82!
17	Les Echelles Du Levant: Roman more books like this by Amin Maalouf see all copies from $5.95! new only from $8.34!
18	On identity more books like this by Amin Maalouf This book offers a lucid inquiry into the precise meaning of one of the most misapplied words and concepts in our language, and one that has given rise to some of the most heated passions and crimes throughout history: identity. The notion of identity--be it religious, ethnic, national, or other--has been one of the fundamental questions of ... see all copies from $4.53! new only from $8.54!
19	Crusades Thr Arab Eyes more books like this by Amin Maalouf Maalouf's account of the Crusades relies on Arabic testimonies of the event--some contemporary chronicles, others historical eyewitnesses to the invasion--effectively giving Western readers the other side of the Crusades story. see all copies from $12.08! first editions
20	El Viaje de Baldassare more books like this by Amin Maalouf see all copies from $14.99! new only from $14.99!
21	Les Identites Meurtrieres more books like this by Amin Maalouf see all copies from $8.00! new only from $8.03! \| first editions
22 view cover	Le Periple de Baldassare by Amin Maalouf see all copies from $12.93! new only from $12.93!
23 view cover	Origenes more books like this by Amin Maalouf see all copies from $21.70! new only from $21.70!
24	Le premier siècle après Béatrice : roman by Amin Maalouf see all copies from $7.17! new only from $7.17!
25	Identidades Asesinas more books like this by Amin Maalouf see all copies from $15.51! new only from $15.51!

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