The First Century After Beatrice, Paperback/Amin Maalouf

Mysterious beans are found on the market stalls of the East, to which ancient superstition lends the power of favouring the birth of male children. When a French entomologist obtains a few of these beans, he worries that the world has entered a critical phase of its history. Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group Author(s): Amin Maalouf Number of pages: 208 Publication date: 1994 Dimensions: 196 x 126 x 14 Cover type: Paperback / softback