Tormented by injustices against his friends, forced to flee on several occasions as a result of his brushes with authority and his own conscience, he finally finds peace in a remote corner of Switzerland before returning in triumph to Paris a decade later.ДЄccording to John Cruickshank, ( вЂњRolland, RomainвЂќ, in Anthony Thorlby (ed.), The Penguin Companion to Literature 2: European Literature. He undergoes great hardships and spiritual struggles, balancing his pride in his own talents with the necessity of earning a living and taking care of those around him. The central character, Jean-Christophe Krafft, is a German musician of Belgian extraction, a composer of genius whose life is depicted from cradle to grave. This book comprises the last 3 volumes of Jean-Christophe, also known as Roman-fleuve which refers to an extended sequence of novels of which the whole acts as a commentary for a society or an epoch, and which continually deals with a central character, community or a saga within a family. W.Jean-Christophe: JourneyвЂ™s End by Romain Rolland The Dream Maker, Europa Editions, November 2013 The Red Collar, Europa Editions, July 2015 In RufinвЂ™s delicious prose, this remarkable true story becomes a gripping tale of adventure, a novel of ideas, and a moving love story. His ill-considered infatuation with AgnГЁs Sorel, King Charles VIIвЂ™s favorite mistress, and her mysterious and premature death, precipitated CoeurвЂ™s fall from grace. Coeur was, at one time, the wealthiest man in France, but at the height of his success, disgrace and imprisonment at the hands of his enemies threatened to ruin him. Born to a modest fur trader, Coeur rose to become the King of FranceвЂ™s visionary First Banker who, with his tours of the Far East, his criticism of the Crusades, and his efforts to develop trade, contributed to bringing France out of darkness toward the Renaissance and modernity. A dog holds the key to all of their destinies.В 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.Д«y Jean-Christophe Rufin, Alison Anderson (tr.)Д«ased on the true story of Jacques Coeur, The Dream Maker recounts the life and times of a Steve Jobs of the Middle Ages. A judge whose principles have been sorely shaken by the war is traveling to an unknown location to sort out mysterious affairs. Miles from where he is being held, in the French countryside, a young, extraordinarily intelligent woman works the land, waiting and hoping. In front of the door to his prison, a mangy dog barks night and day. In 1919, in a small town in the province of Berry, France, a war hero is being held prisoner in abandoned barracks. The Red CollarД«y Jean-Christophe Rufin, Alison Anderson (tr. In 2015, Europa Editions will release The Red Collar,a novel on war and its aftermath. In 2008, he was elected to the AcadГ©mie FranГ§aise and became one of its youngest members.ДЇour of his novels have been translated in English. He is the author of numerous bestsellers, including The Abyssinian, for which he won the Goncourt Prize for a debut novel in 1997 and Brazil Red, the winner of the 2001 Goncourt Prize. Rufin has written historical and political essays, as well as science fiction and adventure novels. He was the administrator for the French Red Cross (1994-1996) and the president of Action contre la faimВ (2003-2006). He is one of the founders of Doctors Without Borders.

Having worked for NGOs for over 20 years, Rufin has led missions in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, the Philippines, Soudan, Rwanda and the Balkans. Jean-Christophe Rufin is a doctor, historian, novelist, and the former French Ambassador to Senegal and Gambia.

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