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The Abyssinian
The Abyssinian
Author: Jean-Christophe Rufin, Willard Wood (Translator)
In 1699, Louis XIV of France sent an embassy to the most mysterious of oriental sovereigns, the Negus, or King, of Abyssinia (modern-day Ethiopia). Louis' hope was to lure that country into the political and religious orbit of France. Jean-Baptiste Poncet, young apothecary/physician to the pashas of Cairo, is the hero of this romantic epic e...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780393321098
ISBN-10: 0393321096
Publication Date: 2000
Pages: 448
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Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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 dvitz avatar reviewed The Abyssinian on + 33 more book reviews
Fun historical adventure set in the Ottoman Empire in the 1700's. Well written and ranges from Egypt to Ethiopia.
The second part is the Siege of Isfahan.
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A densely packed historical novel of 17thC France, Egypt and beyond. Adventurous and romantic, the Frnech flavor is not lost in the translation.

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