El senor del cero
Maria Isabel Molina
A young Christian in Islamic Spain flees Cordoba and takes refuge in the monastery of Ripoll, where he is viewed with suspicion for studying the Arabic number system.
Read Time: ~5.3 hr
L' Egyptienne
by Gilbert Sinoué (1991)
About this book
De 1790 à 1827, ce roman conte l'histoire de l'Égypte à travers les aventures d'une jeune fille, Schéhérazade. L'auteur fait revivre avec talent la chronique du royaume des Mamelouks, de l'expédition d'Egypte de Bonaparte à l'affrontement avec les Anglais.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreL' Egyptienne Lead Character
Themes & Moods
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