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4.5/5 Livre - Fnac Translator Willard Wood Pages 448 pp (US Eng trans.) | 4/5 Babelio Original title L'Abyssin Originally published 13 March 1997 Genre Historical Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Publication date 1997 (orig) (October 1999 - US Eng trans.) Publisher W. W. Norton & Company (USA Eng. trans.)) Awards Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman Similar Jean-Christophe Rufin books, Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman winners, Historical novel books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Abyssinian (French: L'Abyssin) is a 1997 historical adventure novel by Jean-Christophe Rufin.
Contents
Plot introduction
The 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"
References
The Abyssinian Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA