Works of Fiction
Maalouf's novels are marked by his experiences of civil war and migration. Their characters are itinerant voyagers between lands, languages, and religions.
- Leo Africanus ISBN 1-56131-022-0
- Samarkand ISBN 1-56656-293-7
- The First Century after Beatrice ISBN 0-7043-7051-4
- The Rock of Tanios (Prix Goncourt 1993) ISBN 0-8076-1365-7
- The Gardens of Light ISBN 1-56656-248-1
- Ports of Call (first published 1996 titled 'Les échelles du Levant') ISBN 1-86046-890-X
- Balthasar's Odyssey ISBN 1-55970-702-X
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