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 to Mecca, then converting to Christianity, only to relapse back to the Muslim faith later in life. In re-creating his extraordinary experiences, Amin Maalouf sketches an ...
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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 to Mecca, then converting to Christianity, only to relapse back to the Muslim faith later in life. In re-creating his extraordinary experiences, Amin Maalouf sketches an irrisistible portrait of the Mediterranea world as it was nearly five centuries ago - the fall of Granada, the Ottoman conquest of Egypt, Renaissance Rome under the Medicis: all contribute to a background of spectacular colour, matched only by the picaresque adventures of Hasan's life.
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Trade paperback, Very Good Plus to Fine Minus/pictorial wraps, later printing; slight browning to pages, light wear to covers and cover edges, no names or markings inside. The book is based on the true life story of Hasan al-Wazzan, the sixteenth century traveller and writer who came to be known as Leo Africanus, or Leo the African, 8vo., 360 pages.,
Leo the African was a real person, a traveling merchant who had fled the Spanish Inquisition as a refugee child, and yet ended his days in Italy. This character speaks through the whole tale. Absorbing reading
