by Jean-Christophe Rufin · Folio · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782072851087
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«L'Abyssin» is the historical novel by Jean-Christophe Rufin, published by Folio in paperback (704 pages, in French).
The novel follows Jean-Baptiste Poncet, based in Cairo, who accepts a mission that takes him to Abyssinia to cure the Negus. The journey is meant to allow him to return to Europe at the head of an Ethiopian embassy before Louis XIV, and at the same time win over the unattainable Alix de Maillet.
The novel, originally published in 1997, won that year the Prix Goncourt for a first novel and the Prix Méditerranée. It is the first installment of the The Abyssinian series.
For readers of historical and adventure fiction who prefer to enjoy the work in French.
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.
