Scările Levantului

Ossyan Ketabdar tells a painful love story set in the Levant. He is learned and curious, with a taste for irony. The people in his tale feel torn over who they are. Their world seems rich and full of life. But history puts its frail peace at risk.

Amin Maalouf’s novel looks at love and identity where cultures meet. Its title points to ports used for trade. Through these ports, Europeans entered the East. There, traders and travellers came into contact with other worlds.

Maalouf began to publish in 1983. He writes both novels and essays. His books have come out in more than twenty languages. He won the Goncourt Prize in 1993. Daniel Nicolescu translated this edition from French. It forms part of the TOP 10+ series.