by Daniel Vaxelaire · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782228888820
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«Les chasseurs d'épices» is the historical novel by Daniel Vaxelaire, published by Payot in paperback (295 pages, in French).
Pierre Poivre (1719-1786), famous spice hunter, devoted his life to obtaining nutmeg and cloves. The work includes characters such as La Bourdonnais, Dupleix and Françoise, wife of the protagonist, courted by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, future author of Paul et Virginie; Poivre ends up triumphing in gardens, politics and love.
It was published on 24 January 1995 in the Petite Bibliothèque Payot collection; its ISBN-10 is 2228888826.
For readers of historical fiction interested in exploration, the spice trade and eighteenth-century French figures.
