Leo Africanus
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ISBN: 1561310220 / Publisher: New Amsterdam Books, March 1998
An imaginary autobiography of the famous geographer, adventurer, and scholar Hasan al-Wazzan. He wrote the first trilingual dictionary and Description of Africa.
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A fictional tale based on the life of Hassan al-Wazzan--Leo Africanus--opens with the fall of Granada to Christians and his family's exile, and describes the encounters he has with great rulers, lovers, and others in his journey through disparate lands.
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