by Jean-Christophe Rufin · Gallimard · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070753536
VAT included
Hamelyn quality guarantee · checked and verified, or your money back
«Sauver Ispahan» is the adventure novel by Jean-Christophe Rufin, published by Gallimard in paperback (520 pages, in French).
Isfahan, 1721. Jean-Baptiste Poncet, a French apothecary settled with his family in the Persian capital, sees his quiet life interrupted when a mysterious stranger drags him on a journey through the Caucasus, the Urals and the khanates of Central Asia to help a threatened friend. Meanwhile, the city suffers the siege of the Afghans, and Alix and her daughter Saba take part in the resistance. An adventure novel with intrigue and a reflection on the power of the imagination.
French novel. Continues the universe of L'Abyssin (the author's previous novel), with the same protagonist twenty years later.
Recommended for readers of historical and adventure fiction who want a classic French narrative set in the East.
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.
