Samarkand (novel)

Samarkand
Book cover
AuthorAmin Maalouf
Original titleSamarcande
TranslatorRussell Harris
LanguageFrench
PublisherJ.C. Lattès
Publication date
1988
Publication placeFrance
Lebanon
Published in English
1994
Pages276
ISBN2-7242-4133-9

Samarkand (French: Samarcande), written by French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf, is a 1988 historical fiction novel that revolves around the 11th-century Persian poet Omar Khayyám and his poetry collection Rubaiyat. The novel received the Prix Maison de la Presse.