The Abyssinian
Author	Jean-Christophe Rufin
Original title	L'Abyssin
Translator	Willard Wood
Country	France
Language	French
Genre(s)	Historical novel
Publisher	W W Norton (USA Eng. trans.))
Publication date	1997 (orig) (October 1999 - US Eng trans.)
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	448 pp (US Eng trans.)
ISBN	ISBN 0-393-04716-4 (US Eng trans.)
OCLC Number	40964974
Dewey Decimal	843/.914 21
LC Classification	PQ2678.U357 A62913 1999
Followed by	The Siege of Isfahan

The Abyssinian (French: L'Abyssin) is an 1997 historical adventure novel by Jean-Christophe Rufin.

[edit] Plot introduction

The Abyssinian tells the story of a young French physician who is sent as part of a diplomatic mission to Abyssinia (present-day Ethiopia). Along the way he must face various perils while trying to win over his true love.

[edit] Characters in "The Abyssinian"

• Jean-Baptiste Poncet a French apothecarian who has been practicing medicine without a formal license.
• Maître Juremi a colleague of Jean-Baptiste who has fled France because of his Protestant religious beliefs
• Monsieur de Maillet the French consul in Cairo
• Monsieur de Macé an expert linguist who works for Monsieur de Maillet

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