André Clot was a French historian and essayist.

Clot worked from 1936 to 1942 for the news agency Agence Havas, from 1943 to 1945 for Radio-Brazzaville and finally from 1945 up to his superannuation for the Agence France-Presse

Agence France-Presse

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He lived for many years in Turkey

Turkey

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 and the countries of the Near

Near East

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 and Middle East

Middle East

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 and was expert on Islam

Islam

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He published books about the history and culture of Islamic countries.

Works

• L’Espagne musulmane. VIIIe–XVe siècle. Perrin, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-262-01425-6.
• L'Egypte des Mamelouks : L'empire des esclaves 1250-1517, Perrin, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-262-01030-7.
• Les Grands Moghols, 1993. Editions Plon, Paris 1993, ISBN 2-259-02698-2.
• Mehmed II, le conquérant de Byzance (1432-1481), Perrin, Paris 1990, ISBN 2-262-00719-5.
• Haroun al-Rachid et le temps des "Mille et une nuits". Fayard, Paris 1986, ISBN 2-213-01810-3. (English version: Harun al-Rashid and the World of The Thousand and One Nights; Translated by John Howe, Saqi Books, New York 2005, ISBN 0-863-56550-6)
• Soliman Le Magnifique, Fayard, Paris 1983, ISBN 2-213-01260-5.(English version: Suleiman the Magnificent: The Man, His Life, His Epoch. Translated by Matthew J. Reisz, Saqi Books, New York 1992, ISBN 0-86356-126-8).