The Abyssinian
by Jean-Christophe Rufin
422 pages· 2000· ISBN 9780393321098
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Set in the time of King Louis XIV of France, this baroque, romantic novel follows talented apothecary and physician Jean-Baptist Poncet on a diplomatic mission to Abyssinia, where he falls in love with the French consul's daughter, struggles with the intrigue of his Jesuit traveling companions, and saves the Ethiopian kingdom from European domination. Reprint. 12,000 first printing.
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