Leo The African

This novel is based on the life story of the geographer Hasan as-Wazzan, who came to be known as Leo the African. It describes, amongst other things, how he fell in love with a Circassian princess, met the pirate Barbarossa, and went to the court of Salim the Grim.

Author: 
Maalouf, Maalouf
Title: 
Leo The African
Publisher: 
Abacus Books Ltd
Place of Publication: 
Lebanon
Date: 
1994
Subject Area: 
Fiction
Original Language: 
French
Translator: 
Peter Sluglett
ISBN: 
0-349-10600-2
Description: 

This novel is based on the life story of the geographer Hasan as-Wazzan, who came to be known as Leo the African. It describes, amongst other things, how he fell in love with a Circassian princess, met the pirate Barbarossa, and went to the court of Salim the Grim.