La dernière tribu (2004 Abécassis), novel

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La dernière tribu <French> / The Last Tribe (2004) is a novel by Eliette Abécassis.

Abstract

The novel explores the roots of Judaism and Buddhism to offer a thriller with historical and spiritual connotations.

The mummified remains of a man killed two thousand years ago are discovered in a shrine outside Kyoto. The body, which has been strangely deTíbet transported to Japan, holds in his hand a fragment of a Hebrew manuscript. Ary Cohen, a prominent archaeologist and knows first hand of the manuscripts found at Qumran, will be responsible for investigating the case. It is expected that their academic training allows you to decipher the text found beside the body and that it contributes to clarifying the reasons for the murder. Your search will take for Israel to Japan, and thence to Tibet and India. Charged dyes personal research right from the start to disappear without trace, Jane Cohen romantic partner and agent of the CIA.

Part Three of the Author's Qumran Trilogy, after Qumran (1996 Abécassis), novel and Le trésor du Temple (2001 Abécassis), novel.

Editions

Published in Paris [France]: Albin Michel, 2004.

Translations

• De laatste stam (2005 Abécassis), novel (Dutch ed.)
• La última tribu (2006 Abécassis), novel (Spanish ed.)
• Ostatnie pokolenie (2007 Abécassis), novel (Polish ed.)