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The Rock of Tanios (Paperback)
Short Description for The Rock of TaniosThe 1993 winner of the Prix Goncourt. It is an historical novel which explores myth, passion and loyalty from Lebanon's troubled past, by tracing the life of Tanios, a child of the mountains, who one day in 1840 disappeared from the rock that now bears his name.
Full description- Publisher: Abacus
- Published: 07 September 1995
- Format: Paperback 275 pages
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- Categories: Historical Fiction
- ISBN 13: 9780349106625 ISBN 10: 0349106622
- Sales rank: 88,394
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Full description for The Rock of Tanios
An exploration of myth, passion and loyalty from the Lebanon's troubled past, The Rock of Tanios is another superbly rich and rewarding novel from the author of Samarkand and Leo the African. Expertly controlling his multi-faceted narrative with prose of great beauty and power, Maalouf delves into the history of an extraordinary life: that of Tanois, child of the mountains.

