WRITER

Amin Maalouf

1949 - Today

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Amin Maalouf (French: [maluf]; Arabic: أمين رشدي بطرس طنّوص معلوف Arabic pronunciation: [maʕˈluːf]; born 25 February 1949) is a Lebanese-born French author who has lived in France since 1976. Although his native language is Arabic, he writes in French, and his works have been translated into over 40 languages. Of his several works of nonfiction, The Crusades Through Arab Eyes is probably the best known. He received the Prix Goncourt in 1993 for his novel The Rock of Tanios, as well as the 2010 Prince of Asturias Award for Literature. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Amin Maalouf is the 614th most popular writer (up from 731st in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Lebanon and the 2nd most popular Lebanese Writer.

Amin Maalouf is most famous for his novel, "The Rock of Tanios."

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Amin Maalouf ranks 614 out of 7,302. Before him are Dino Buzzati, Titus Pomponius Atticus, Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Ludwig Tieck, Sei Shōnagon, and Alain Robbe-Grillet. After him are Aulus Gellius, Harold Pinter, Maria Leopoldina of Austria, Saint Naum, Louise de La Vallière, and Raymond Queneau.

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Among people born in 1949, Amin Maalouf ranks 47. Before him are Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, Carlos the Jackal, Michael Houghton, Hugh David Politzer, Horst Ludwig Störmer, and Patrick Süskind. After him are Steve Perry, Linda Lovelace, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, José Ramos-Horta, Fanny Ardant, and Robert Palmer.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Amin Maalouf ranks 17 out of 145. Before him are Hassan Nasrallah (1960), Charbel Makhlouf (1828), Rafic Hariri (1944), Fairuz (1935), Hiram I (-1000), and Christina of Bolsena (210). After him are Émile Lahoud (1936), Eusebius of Nicomedia (280), Najib Mikati (1955), Bachir Gemayel (1947), Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir (1073), and Rashid Rida (1865).

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Among WRITERS In Lebanon

Among writers born in Lebanon, Amin Maalouf ranks 2. Before him are Khalil Gibran (1883). After him are Antipater of Sidon (-200), Etel Adnan (1925), Philo of Byblos (64), Butrus al-Bustani (1819), Mikha'il Na'ima (1889), Charles Malik (1906), Elias Khoury (1948), Said Akl (1911), Sanchuniathon (-150), and Wajdi Mouawad (1968).

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