Amin Maalouf unlike many writers of his era portrayed an adventure of a unique protagonist striving to find a significant meaning within his life. Maaloufs Book 1 clearly conveys the child hood of Hasan, in other words, Leo Africanus and how he perceived the events that took place which, as one could determine, shaped his life. Maalouf conveys this in such a unique manner, with literary devices which exalt the principle of cultural patriotism. This is done in such a way that further intentions can be extricated such as the defiance of typical stereotypes. From years upon years, their have been numerous accounts on which the Muslim culture has been accused of violating human rights, abusing ethical principles and even Terrorism through a religious "Jihad." For this blatant reason, one is able to praise such a book which successfully attempts to convey the hardships of Western influence in terms...