by Jean-Christophe Rufin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782081208179
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«Katiba» is the thriller novel by Jean-Christophe Rufin, published by Flammarion in paperback (391 pages, in French).
Set in the Sahel, the story follows an intelligence agent sent to Mauritania to investigate an Islamist cell linked to Al-Qaeda and the region's trafficking networks. There he crosses paths with Jasmine, a young French woman of Algerian origin who moves between two opposing worlds and whose life holds secrets that will prove decisive.
Originally published in 2010 by Flammarion, the novel belongs to the spy series featuring the Providence agent, which began with «El perfume de Adán». The title refers to the camps of Islamist fighters in the desert.
Recommended for readers of geopolitical thrillers and spy novels set in Africa, as well as for followers of Jean-Christophe Rufin's work.
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.
