Abyssinian Paperback - 2000
by Rufin, Jean-Christophe
- Used
Sent by King Louis XIV to Abyssinia (modern-day Ethiopia) on a diplomatic mission to lure that country into the political and religious orbit of France, a young physician falls in love with a consul's daughter, treats the Abyssinian king for a mysterious skin ailment, and gains a disastrous audience with the king of France. Winner of France's Prix Goncourt for First Novel.
Description
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- Title Abyssinian
- Author Rufin, Jean-Christophe
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Trade Pape
- Condition New
- Pages 430
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W, New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date 2000-11-01
- Bookseller's Inventory # 49776384-6
- ISBN 9780393321098 / 0393321096
- Weight 0.89 lbs (0.40 kg)
- Dimensions 8.23 x 5.54 x 1.09 in (20.90 x 14.07 x 2.77 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 17th Century
- Cultural Region: East Africa
- Cultural Region: French
- Library of Congress subjects Turkey - History - Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918, Louis
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 99025126
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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