The Abyssinian (French: L'Abyssin) is a 1997 historical adventure novel by Jean-Christophe Rufin.
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Author | Jean-Christophe Rufin |
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Original title | L'Abyssin |
Translator | Willard Wood |
Language | French |
Genre | Historical novel |
Publisher | W W Norton (USA Eng. trans.)) |
Publication date | 1997 (orig) (October 1999 - US Eng trans.) |
Publication place | France |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 448 pp (US Eng trans.) |
ISBN | 978-0-393-04716-5 (US Eng trans.) |
OCLC | 40964974 |
843/.914 21 | |
LC Class | PQ2678.U357 A62913 1999 |
Followed by | The Siege of Isfahan |
Plot introduction
editThe Abyssinian tells the story of a young French physician who is sent as part of a diplomatic mission to Abyssinia in the early eighteenth century. Along the way he must face various perils while trying to win over his true love.
Characters in "The Abyssinian"
edit- Jean-Baptiste Poncet: a French apothecarian who has been practicing medicine without a formal license.
- Maître Juremi: a colleague of Jean-Baptiste who has fled France because of his Protestant religious beliefs
- Monsieur de Maillet: the French consul in Cairo
- Monsieur de Macé: an expert linguist who works for Monsieur de Maillet
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