by Patrick Deville · Editions Du Seuil · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782757836903
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«Peste & Choléra» is the biographical novel by Patrick Deville, published by Editions Du Seuil in paperback (253 pages, in French).
The novel follows Alexandre Yersin, a young researcher from Louis Pasteur's circle, from Paris to Indochina. There he works as a doctor, explores territories and observes scientific phenomena, including the discovery of the plague bacillus. Deville reconstructs the life of this almost forgotten sailor, doctor and adventurer, turned into an odyssey.
Awarded the Prix Femina 2012, the Prix du roman Fnac and the Prix des prix littéraires.
Aimed at readers of literary and historical fiction, with an interest in biographies of scientists and travel.
Patrick Deville is a French writer.
