Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Amin Maalouf
Born: February 25, 1949 (age 75)
Bio: Amin Maalouf is a Lebanese-born French author. Has lived in France since 1976. Although his native language is Arabic, he writes in French, and his works have been translated into many languages.
Known for:
- Samarkand (1988)
- In the Name of Identity (1998)
- Leo Africanus (1986)
- The Crusades Through Arab Eyes (1983)
- Ports of Call (1996)