Plague and Cholera

PLAGUE AND CHOLEA, Patrick Deville's captivating novel, was a bestseller and shortlisted for every major literary award in France and brings to life the brilliant and courageous Dr. Alexandre Yersin who saved millions of lives. When he was the protégé of Louis Pasteur, he identified and vaccinated against bubonic plague, named in his honour Yersinia pestis. Fuelled by tales of Livingstone and Conrad, Yersin set sail for Asia. A true traveller of the century, he wished to comprehend the universe. Ceaselessly curious and courageous, Yersin stands, a lone genius, against a backdrop of world wars, pandemics, colonialism, progress and decadence.