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The Abyssinian / by Jean-Christophe Rufin ; translated by Willard Wood.
- Title
- The Abyssinian / by Jean-Christophe Rufin ; translated by Willard Wood.
- Author
- Rufin, Jean-Christophe, 1952-
- Publication
- New York : Norton, c1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | PQ2678.U357 A62913 1999 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Wood, Willard
- Description
- 422 p.; 25 cm.
- Summary
- A young French doctor braves the wilds of 17th century Abyssinia to cure the country's sick king and gain an ally for Louis XIV. On his success rides a knighthood and the hand of a beautiful woman. Adventure, love and cultural differences by a French doctor who served with Médecins sans Frontières.
- Uniform Title
- Abyssin. English
- Alternative Title
- Abyssin.
- Subject
- 1288-1918
- Cairo (Egypt) > History > 17th century > Fiction
- Consuls > Cairo > Fiction
- Diplomatic and consular service, French > Ethiopia > Fiction
- Europeans > Cairo > Fiction
- Islamic Empire > 17th century > Fiction
- Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715
- Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715 > Fiction
- Muslims > Cairo > Fiction
- Physicians > Ethiopia > Fiction
- Turkey > History > Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918 > Fiction
- Genre/Form
- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- History
- ISBN
- 0393047164
- LCCN
- ^^^99025126^
- OCLC
- 40964974
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library