by Jean-Christophe Rufin · Le Grand Livre du Mois · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782286100797
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«L'Abyssin» is the adventure novel by Jean-Christophe Rufin, published by Le Grand Livre du Mois in paperback (579 pages, in French).
In the 17th century, the young physician Jean-Baptiste Poncet sets out as ambassador of the Negus of Abyssinia to Louis XIV. The route crosses the deserts of Egypt and Sinai and the mountains of Abyssinia, amid adventure, friendship and love, while the court and religious orders want to convert Abyssinia. A baroque epic about fanaticism and freedom.
The novel was originally published in 1997; the full title includes the subtitle «relation des extraordinaires voyages de Jean-Baptiste Poncet, ambassadeur du Négus auprès de sa majesté Louis XIV».
For readers of historical and adventure fiction, interested in the 17th century and in travel and diplomacy of the era.
