TY - BOOK AU - Maalouf,Amin TI - Leo Africanus SN - 1561310220 AV - PQ3979.2.M28 L413 1991 PY - 1992/// CY - New York PB - New Amsterdam KW - Leo, KW - Explorers KW - Fiction KW - Africa KW - Discovery and exploration KW - Biographical fiction KW - gsafd N1 - Translation of: Léon, l'Africain N2 - Exile and pilgrimage, the power of sexual love and family bonds, the savagery of war, and the profundity of religious passions are masterfully evoked in this tale of one man's journey, set against the splendor of the Renaissance and the vast tapestry of Muslim and Christian empires ER -