Amin Maalouf
- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- February 25, 1949 in Beyrouth, Lebanon
- Active Years
- 1975–2021 (47 Years)
- Total Credits
- 5 credits in database
Biography
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Name: Amin Maalouf (Arabic: أمين معلوف).
Born: 25 February 1949 in Beirut, Lebanon.
Nationality/Identity: Lebanese-born French author/writer.
Residence: Has lived in France since 1976.
Language: Native language is Arabic; writes in French.
Translations: Works translated into over 40 languages.
Nonfiction: The Crusades through Arab Eyes.
Awards: Prix Goncourt in 1993 for the novel The Rock of Tanios; 2010 Prince of Asturias Award for Literature.
Memberships: Member of the Académie française (elected 2011 per sources 5 and 6; elected Perpetual Secretary on 28 September 2023 per TMDB bio).
Writing Credits: Ports of Call, Leo the African, and Notte senza fine (2004).
Amin Maalouf is a Lebanese-born French author who has lived in France since 1976. Born on 25 February 1949 in Beirut, Lebanon, his native language is Arabic, though he writes in French. His works have been translated into more than 40 languages. Among his nonfiction is The Crusades through Arab Eyes. He received the Prix Goncourt in 1993 for his novel The Rock of Tanios and the 2010 Prince of Asturias Award for Literature. Maalouf is a member of the Académie française, having been elected in 2011, and was elected its Perpetual Secretary on 28 September
Career overview
Amin Maalouf 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. Among his nonfiction works, The Crusades through Arab Eyes is his best known. In 1993, he received the Prix Goncourt for his novel The Rock of Tanios. He was also awarded the 2010 Prince of Asturias Award for Literature.
Maalouf is a member of the Académie française, having been elected to the institution in 2011. He was elected as its Perpetual Secretary on 28 September 2023. His writing credits include the works Leo the African and Notte senza fine (2004), as well as Ports of Call. Born in Beirut, Lebanon, on 25 February 1949, he grew up in the Badaro neighborhood as the second of four children.
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Full Filmography
5 titles- Konuşmamız Lazım (2021) as Amin Maalouf
- Lebanon in Crisis (2020) as Self - Writer
- The Metropolitan Opera: L’Amour de Loin (2016) Writer
- Saariaho: L'Amour de Loin (2004) Writer
- Apostrophes (1975) as Self
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Amin Maalouf was born on February 25, 1949 in Beyrouth, Lebanon.
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Amin Maalouf has accumulated over 5 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1975 to 2021.
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- Apostrophes (1975) as Self — aged about 26
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