Bøger af Jean-Christophe Rufin

Det er ikke en traditionel rejsefører med gode råd om oppakning osv. Forfatteren gør sig mange tanker om vandrernes formål med pilgrimsvandringen, han iagttager dem, han møder,som er et bredt spektrum af mennesker. uden at gøre sig til dommer over deres motivation. Til gengæld har han ikke meget til overs for alt det forlorne, som er svært at undgå undervejs til Santiago de Compostela.

Året er 1919. I en lille by i Frankrig sidder en krigshelt fængslet i den rømmede kaserne. Foran porten står en hund og gør dag og nat. Ikke langt derfra ude på landet er der en ung kvinde, medtaget af slid og tydeligvis for belæst til at være en bondekone. Hun bor alene med sin søn på tre år.Dommeren, som skal udrede sagen, er en mand, hvis inderste overbevisning krigen har rystet.Tre personer – og i deres midte en hund, som har nøglen til dramaet.Af omfang er det en lille bog, men indholdsmæssigt er det en stor fortælling om troskab og kærlighed.

"Original title: Le suspendu de Conakry"--Title page verso.

Brazil Red tells the story of two orphaned children, Just and Colombe, who are dragged off on the French colonizing expeditionthey are meant to learn the native languages and act as interpreters. Everything in this novel is outsized: the setting, a jungle still populated by cannibals; the characters, including Villegagnon, the expedition's eccentric leader, who might be a model for Cyrano or d'Artagnan; and the events, a dress rehearsal for the Wars of Religion ten years in the future. Packed with portraits, landscapes, and action, Brazil Red is a novel about coming of age and discovering love. On a deeper level, the story follows the destinies and decisions of Just and Colombe, presenting two conflicting views of man and nature. On one hand, a conquering European civilization, offering liberation but delivering death. On the other, the Indian world, with its sensuality, its harmony, its sense of the sacred, its continual call to happiness.

A novel of suspense and psychological tension set in the world of international humanitarian aid by a founder of Doctors Without Borders.The four men accompanying Maud, a young French idealist, on an aid convoy to Bosnia are very different from the cliched image of the humanitarian volunteer. One by one, they reveal the secret wounds that have brought them to this conflict zone and, mile by mile, the true nature of their cargo . . .Prize-winning author, Jean-Christophe Rufin offers up a powerful psychological literary thriller that asks vital questions about the role of humanitarian action in today's world, bringing to light the most fundamental dilemmas of our age. As a new kind of violence insinuates its way into the heart of Europe, this novel asks whether it is more effective to take up arms against the enemy or attempt to counter violence with benevolent acts and enlightenment ideals."e;An enthralling, cleverly told novel."e; -Elle (France)"e;This taut thriller is distinguished by its literary polish and moral heft."e; -Publishers Weekly"e;This mix of well-crafted characters, psychological suspense, and the harsh realities of life in wartime results in a nail-biting, challenging literary thriller."e; -Kirkus Reviews"e;As a philosophical novel, Checkpoint is very engaging. . . . Gun battles, explosions, and fights all appear after the first one hundred pages. . . . Checkpoint is about the nature of modern warfare and the various definitions of humanitarianism."e; -New York Journal of Books

"e;A beautifully memorable and unusual story about war and what it does to us"e; from the bestselling author and founder of Doctors Without Borders (The Independent).In 1919, in a small town in the province of Berry, France, under the crushing heat of summer, a war hero is being held prisoner in an abandoned barracks. In front of the door to his prison, a mangy dog barks night and day. Miles from where he is being held, in the French countryside, a young extraordinarily intelligent woman works the land, waiting and hoping. A judge whose principles have been sorely shaken by the war is traveling to an unknown location to sort out certain affairs of which it is better not to speak.Three characters. In their midst, a dog who holds the key both to their destinies and to this intriguing plot.Full of poetry and life, The Red Collar is at once a delightfully simple narrative about the human spirit and a profound work about loyalty and love."e;A superbly crafted little gem that does everything a novel can do in less than 150 pages . . . It's a lucky reader who gets to experience the power of The Red Collar."e; -Shelf Awareness"e;A graceful, unpretentious little miracle, a morality play of immense skill."e; -The Irish Times"e;In The Red Collar, a delicate and poetic novel, Rufin examines that which makes us human."e; -L'express (France)"e;Without special effects, with simplicity and the pure pleasure of telling a story, Jean-Christophe Rufin explores the meaning of faithfulness, loyalty, and honor."e; -Le Figaro (France)

"e;Rufin offers his readers a return . . . to a time when the wildest dreamer could be a wealthy merchant-Jacques Coeur, the treasurer poet"e; (Les Echos).After a brilliant career as a trader, Jacques Coeur was summoned to the court of Charles VII and appointed Master of the Mint in 1436. He rose to become the King of France's visionary First Banker who, with his tours of the Far East, his opposition to the crusades, and his efforts to develop trade, brought France out of the darkness toward the Renaissance and modernity. At the height of his success, his ill-considered infatuation with Agnes Sorel, King Charles VII's favorite mistress, precipitated Coeur's fall from grace.In Rufin's delectable prose this true story becomes a gripping tale of adventure, a novel of ideas, and a moving love story."e;The Dream Maker blends with skill and efficiency politics, business, travel and love. All of this written in a classic, elegant prose, of which Jean-Christophe Rufin has long had a command."e; -Le JDD"e;Rufin bestows such immediacy to this artist of finance, such vitality that we hear the sound of Coeur's own voice telling us his life."e; -Telerama"e;Rufin has re-established his eloquence and spirit, that of the great novelist of the people. . . . His new novel is both a chivalric odyssey and a brilliant reflection on power."e; -Lire"e;The vivid portraits of Charles VII and Agnes Sorel give readers an intimate glimpse into court intrigue in 15th-century France."e; -Washington Independent Review of Books"e;A fascinating novel."e; -Historical Novel Society

A travelogue, a physical and mental experience as well as a meditative journey, this modern pilgrimage is a handbook for conscious living.