The Siege of Isfahan - Couverture souple

Rufin, Jean-Christophe

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0330489984 ISBN 13 : 9780330489980

Editeur : Picador, 2003

Synopsis

* A thrilling and romantic adventure, beautifully written and totally addictive * In The Abyssinian we met Jean-Baptiste Poncet - a lucky, charming and handsome doctor - and followed him to Abyssinia and back as he sought for adventure and love. Now, in Rufin's luminous sequel, Poncet finds himself in Isfahan, the capital of Persia, practising medicine in the court of the Shah. In order to rescue his melancholy old friend Juremi, Poncet travels in disguise to Russia where he meets Peter the Great. The friends are reunited and set off together, only to be captured by nomads and sold as slaves in Afghanistan. This is the beginning of Poncet's circuitous return to Isfahan, where his wife and daughter are trapped by the besieging army of Mahmud, the Afghan king. Subtle, exciting, romantic and adventurous, this is beautifully-crafted historical fiction at its finest.

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: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0330489984
• ISBN 13: 9780330489980
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible