The Abyssinian - Couverture souple

Rufin, Jean-Christophe

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0330393871 ISBN 13 : 9780330393874

Editeur : Picador, 2000

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

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Picador
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0330393871
• ISBN 13: 9780330393874
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 432
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible