num_pages: 360
description: 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.
language: English
title: Leo the African
titlecomplete: Leo the African
genres: Adventure, France, Historical, Roman, Novels, Africa, Historical Fiction, Literature, French Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 14073
places: Tunisia, Cairo, Rome, North Africa, Tunis, Middle East, Istanbul, Egypt, Granada, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Fez, Turkey, West Africa, Mecca, Mali, Timbuktu, Morocco
awards: awardedAt: 504950400000
name: Prix de l’Amitié franco-arabe, awardedAt: 504950400000
name: Prix France-Liban de l'ADELF