The Abyssinian : A Novel
Released: Oct 01, 1999
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co., Inc.
Format: Hardcover, 422 pages
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Description:
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.
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