# The Abyssinian

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- Authors: [Jean-Christophe Rufin](https://www.bookquiver.com/jean-christophe-rufin)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2000-11-10

## Description

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

## Editions

### The Abyssinian

- Publisher: picador
- ISBN: 978-03-3039-387-4
- Pages: 432
- Published: 2000-11-10
- Language: en_GB