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Alia Mabrouk

Born 1945 · Tunisia

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    Comar d'Or 2004 · Winner

    L'émir et les croisés

    Title translated by AI:“The Emir and the Crusaders”

    Alia Mabrouk · 58 when first published

    Novel · 267 pages · Historical, War, Love

    AI-generated summary:In 13th-century Ifriqiya, the reign of the Hafsid sultan Abu Abdallah, who takes the title al-Mustansir, unfolds through glorious and dark days, from his passion for the poet Sara of Aleppo to his stand against the crusaders of Saint Louis.