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Amin Maalouf
Lebanese-born French author (born 1949)
Amin Maalouf (French:[maluf]; Arabic: أمين رشدي بطرس طنّوص معلوفArabic pronunciation:[maʕˈluːf]; born 25 February 1949) is a Lebanese-born French[1] author who has lived in France since 1976.[2] 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.[1] 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.
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He is a member of the Académie française[3][4] and was elected its Perpetual Secretary[5] on 28 September 2023.
Background
Maalouf was born in Beirut, Lebanon, and grew up in the Badaro cosmopolitan neighbourhood,[6] the second of four children.
His parents had different cultural backgrounds.