Title : Samarkand - Amin Maalouf - book

Summary :

Press House Prize 1988

Samarkand is the Persia of Omar Khayyam, wine poet, free thinker, genius astronomer, but also that of Hassan Sabbah, founder of the Order of the Assassins, the most formidable sect in History.
Samarkand is the Orient of the 19th and early 20th centuries, a journey into a universe where dreams of freedom have always defied fanaticism.
Samarkand is the adventure of a manuscript which, born in the 11th century, was lost during the Mongol invasions and found centuries later.
Once again, leading us along the Silk Road through the most enchanting cities of Asia, Amin Maalouf, the author of Leo the African, delights us with his extraordinary talent as a storyteller.

• EAN : 9782253051206
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