Synopsis
In The Abyyssinian, Jean-Christophe Rufin yokes the elegant language of the French enlightenment with the storytelling of Alexandre Dumas to create a splendid parable of liberty, religious fanaticism and the possibility of happiness.
'Set in 1700, towards the end of the reign of Louis XIV, it follows the fortunes of a brave apothecary, a talented but unofficial doctor, who is talked into leading an embassy from Cairo to Ethiopia . . . Rufin maintains a perfect balance between impatient detachment and compassionate curiosity. The Abyssinian, like Thackeray's Vanity Fair, carries the weight of history with good-humoured finesse' The Times
‘An ambitious first novel, dashing, abundant and, when necessary, vividly theatrical’ Times Literary Supplement
‘[A] remarkably assured first novel . . . Rufin’s writing is elegantly readable’ Independent
‘It is old-fashioned enough to be delightful, and new enough to be moving’ Glasgow Herald
‘Rufin offers the reader at least three different novels in the space of a single book: a tale of diplomatic intrigue, a voyage of discovery to a virtually unknown civilisation, and a chronicle of the adventures and loves of his irrepressible hero’ Daily Telegraph
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Jean-Christopher Rufin's The Abyssinian won France's Prix Mediterranée and Prix Goncourt for best first novel. A doctor and founder of the Nobel Peace Prize winning organization Medicins Sans Frontieres, Rufin has journeyed to many war-torn regions to administer aid, including Bosnia and Rwanda. He lives in France.
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