by Jean-Christophe Rufin · Sodis · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070406975
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«L'Abyssin» is the historical novel by Jean-Christophe Rufin, published by Sodis in paperback (704 pages, in French).
Based on a historical event, it recounts the mission of the young doctor Jean-Baptiste Poncet, who travels from Cairo to Ethiopia to cure the Negus and ends up taking part in an embassy to Louis XIV. The journey through Egypt, Sinai and Abyssinia becomes an adventure of cultural and religious clash, with a reflection on fanaticism and freedom.
First installment of the The Abyssinian series. It won the Prix Goncourt du premier roman and the Prix Méditerranée in 1997.
For readers of historical and adventure fiction, with travel, diplomacy and intrigue at the court of Louis XIV.
Jean-Christophe Rufin is a French doctor, diplomat, historian and novelist. He is the president of Action Against Hunger, one of the earliest members of Médecins Sans Frontières, and a member of the Académie française.
