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1) Origins
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Origins, by the world-renowned writer Amin Maalouf, is a sprawling, hemisphere-spanning, intergenerational saga. Set during the last quarter of the nineteenth century and the first quarter of the twentieth, in the mountains of Lebanon and in Havana, Cuba-Origins recounts the family history of the generation of Maalouf's paternal grandfather, Boutros Maalouf.
Maalouf sets out to discover the truth about why Boutros, a poet and educator in Lebanon,...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
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#1 In 1096, the Turkish sultan Kilij Arslan learned that an enormous Franj army was en route to Constantinople. He feared the worst, and immediately began planning how to defend his city.
#2 The Byzantines had always recruited Western knights to help them fight the Muslims, and in 1096, they were joined by thousands of Franj, who were Christian refugees from the East....
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ResumenExpress.com presenta y analiza en esta guía de lectura Las escalas de Levante, una novela del exitoso escritor francolibanés Amin Maalouf. En el contexto de la guerra civil del Líbano, el escritor evoca el exilio de un héroe que viaja entre los territorios, las lenguas y las religiones. De esta manera, nos ofrece la imagen de un mundo desgarrado por la violencia y se convierte en el símbolo de la resistencia a la opresión y a la injusticia,...
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ResumenExpress.com presenta y analiza en esta guía de lectura León el Africano de Amin Maalouf, novela en la que el autor franco-libanés narra las andanzas de un comerciante y diplomático mediterráneo, León el Africano, desde los orígenes de su familia hasta su vejez. La historia se enmarca en una época extremadamente rica en episodios históricos, que el autor conecta con la vida de su protagonista.
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Leo the African with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Leo the African by Amin Maalouf, a historical novel which paints a vivid image of many of the most important events of the 16th century. It follows the Renaissance-era traveller Leo Africanus, but – since very little is actually known about his life – the author presents his own version of...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Ports of Call with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Ports of Call by Amin Maalouf, a historical novel which sweeps the reader away on a journey through multiple wars, countries and eras of history. It tells the story of Ossyane, a descendant of Turkish royalty whose life is shaped by his experience of two different conflicts: becoming a member of...
7) Léon l'Africain d'Amin Maalouf (Fiche de lecture): Résumé complet et analyse détaillée de l'oeuvre
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Décryptez Léon l'Africain d'Amin Maalouf avec l'analyse du PetitLitteraire.fr !
Que faut-il retenir de Léon l'Africain, le roman historique qui offre aux lecteurs une véritable traversée des cultures ? Retrouvez tout ce que vous devez savoir sur cette œuvre dans une fiche de lecture complète et détaillée.
Vous trouverez notamment dans cette fiche :
• Un résumé complet
• Une présentation des personnages principaux tels que...
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Décryptez Les Échelles du Levant d'Amin Maalouf avec l'analyse du PetitLitteraire.fr !
Que faut-il retenir des Échelles du Levant, le roman nécessaire sur la tolérance entre les hommes de la littérature contemporaine ? Retrouvez tout ce que vous devez savoir sur cette œuvre dans une fiche de lecture complète et détaillée.
Vous trouverez notamment dans cette fiche :
• Un résumé complet
• Une présentation des personnages principaux...
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La nave di Teseo
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2020
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Luglio 1096: fa molto caldo sotto le mura di Nicea. All'ombra dei fichi, nei giardini fioriti, circolano notizie inquietanti: una truppa formata da cavalieri, fanti, ma anche donne e bambini, marcia su Costantinopoli. Si dice che portino, cucite sulla spalla, delle croci in tessuto e che vengano a sterminare i musulmani fin dentro Gerusalemme. Resteranno due secoli in Terra Santa, saccheggiando e massacrando in nome del loro dio. Un'incursione barbara...
10) The disoriented
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One night, a phone rings in Paris. Adam learns that Mourad, once his closest friend, is dying. He quickly throws some clothes in a suitcase and takes the first flight out, to the homeland he fled twenty-five years ago. Exiled in France, Adam has been leading a peaceful life as a respected historian, but back among the milk-white mountains of the East his past soon catches up with him. His childhood friends have all taken different paths in life -...
11) Leo Africanus
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Written in the form of a memoir, this historical novel explores the meeting of two worlds, Islam and Christendom, through the adventures of real-life Arab traveler and geographer Hassan al-Wazzan.
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The bestselling author of The Crusades Through Arab Eyes traces how civilizations have drifted apart throughout the 20th century and now lack the solidarity to address global threats to humankind. The United States is on the verge of losing all moral credibility. The European Union is in the process of breaking apart. The Arab world is embroiled in crisis. Thus divided and lacking solidarity, humanity is unable to address global threats to the environment...
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In the Middle East, turmoil has spread quickly. Oppression, inequality, and violence have been keyed in to the very makeup of its society. But what causes a culture to emerge and prosper or stagnate and fail? How can the people take charge of their own inalienable rights to growth, freedom, and life-to keep from backsliding into the grasp of old, unhealthy ideologies and meet their need for ascendance? In Elza Maalouf's groundbreaking new book Emerge!...
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In this compilation of sonnets, poet, singer and songwriter Christine Maalouf Abi Najm explores themes like love, romance, and the emotions that come with them; personality archetypes such as orphans and dreamers; places including hometown and nature; and contemplations on healing, trust, love, hate, life, and death.
I dedicate this book to the soul of my father who died in war when I was three years old. To the spirit that I didn't have the chance...
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ONCE YOU SEE ...
Luca Lewis is done with church. It killed his father, and now he wants nothing to do with the whole thing. Yet he can't seem to shake the unwanted conviction that something else is possible.
Dr. Jimmy Norris is struggling to lead LifePointe, a waning Atlanta megachurch. He sees that the church desperately needs to change, but clambering after new gimmicks doesn't cut it anymore.
Yushua Maalouf, a Yemeni refugee betrayed...
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Rick Fontain is back. The adventure begins with the election of Ronald Reagan in 1979. This was the same year that the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. Early in 1982, POTUS called for a plan of action to arm and finance the Afghan Freedom Fighters known as the Mujahideen. Operation Cyclone was the code name assigned to this project.
CIA Officer Mike Vickers, not a participant in this story, was solicited by Avrakotos to help design and roll out the...
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Au bistrot de la place T'sertsevens, comme partout à Thuin, on adorait parler de ceux de l'Avalant.
Le dimanche midi, quand le café était bondé et que les bateliers commençaient à être bourrés, on aurait pu penser qu'il s'y tenait un colloque tellement il y avait de l'animation. On parlait du Père et de la Mère jusqu'à l'écluse de Charleroi et on y allait gaiement car on l'avait bien remarqué, ces indiscrétions ne semblaient pas affecter...
18) Escapades: Roman
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Lorsque Colin, employé de banque, se fait larguer par Lise, comédienne en quête de liberté, il ne se doute pas qu'un nouveau chapitre de sa vie vient de débuter...
Après une rupture amoureuse, Colin, personnage immature, veut fuir son métier insipide, s'installer au vert avec l'ambition d'écrire un roman. Il se laisse absorber par le récit des autres, en particulier celui de sa voisine. Il écoute le chagrin des autres, peut-être pour ne...
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Pourquoi publier un guide pratique sur l'éducation à la sexualité au primaire ? Tout simplement parce que l'éducation à la sexualité est essentielle au développement des enfants et qu'il est important d'augmenter son aisance à l'enseigner. Et par-dessus tout, parce que tous ont à cœur le bien-être des enfants et le développement de ces citoyens de demain !
Ce guide s'adresse principalement aux enseignants et aux enseignantes, mais...
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