Jean Christophe Rufin Libri

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 Agn s 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.

Set against the backdrop of Conakry, this narrative explores themes of identity, exile, and the complexities of belonging. The protagonist grapples with personal and cultural challenges, navigating a world filled with tension and uncertainty. Rich in local color and infused with deep emotional resonance, the story delves into the struggles of its characters, highlighting their resilience and the impact of their environment on their lives.

Set against the backdrop of a lush and dangerous jungle, two orphaned children, Just and Colombe, find themselves on a French colonizing expedition, tasked with learning native languages. The novel features larger-than-life characters, including the eccentric leader Villegagnon, and explores themes of coming of age and love. It contrasts the brutal European civilization with the harmonious Indian world, highlighting the tension between conquest and the sacredness of nature. Through their journey, Just and Colombe grapple with their destinies and the conflicting views of humanity's relationship with nature.

Set against the backdrop of 18th-century Persia and Russia, the story follows Jean-Baptiste Poncet, a physician who undertakes a perilous journey to rescue his imprisoned friend, Juremi. Disguised as he navigates the political landscape of Peter the Great's Russia, their reunion leads to their capture by nomads and subsequent enslavement in Afghanistan. Poncet's adventure unfolds as he strives to return to Isfahan, where his family faces danger from an invading Afghan army. Themes of friendship, resilience, and survival are central to this gripping tale.

In this romantic epic, young apothecary Jean-Baptiste Poncet embarks on a mission to draw a foreign country into France's sphere. His journey through Egypt and Abyssinia leads him to love, medical challenges, and a fateful meeting with the French king, intertwining adventure and romance in a historical setting.

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

"In 1919, in a small town in the province of Berry, France, under the crushing heat of summer heat wave, 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 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 delightly simple narrative about the human spirit and a profound work about loyalty and love."--provided from Amazon.com.

Praise for Checkpoint and Jean-Christophe Rufin This mix of well-crafted characters, psychological suspense, and the harsh realities of life in wartime results in a nail-biting, challenging literary thriller. A novel of war that asks hard questions about what decency demands of us as human beings. -Kirkus Reviews Jean-Christophe Rufin knows how to tell a story. His characters' lives dramatize big questions about what it means to be alive and to act. - France Info Subtle and enthralling. - Elle (France) Jean-Christophe Rufin has written an adventure book...The success of this great novel lies in its suspense and in the meticulous psychology of its protagonists. - Le Nouvel Observateur Rufin's The Red Collar is perfectly paced, darkly humorous and an excellent window into the turmoil and emerging politics of postwar France. - San Francisco Chronicle The Red Collar is a modern parable about loyalty to others, fidelity to one's convictions, and the self-effacement needed to bear the consequences of living by one's belief. - New York Journal of Books

Als Jean-Christophe Rufin sich auf den Weg macht nach Santiago de Compostela, ist er weder Pilger noch auf der Suche. Eigentlich will er einfach nur auf dem seit Jahrhunderten und seit Hape Kerkeling bedeutenden Jakobsweg wandern. Doch unterwegs auf den 900 Kilometern des Camino del Norte kann er sich der Alchemie des »ewigen Weges« nicht entziehen.

La jeune Martha Laborne s'est évaporée à Acapulco. Mauvaise nouvelle pour le Quai d'Orsay : c'est la fille d'un homme politique français. La "Perle du Pacifique" était dans les années soixante le paradis des stars hollywoodiennes. Hélas, la ville aujourd'hui est livrée aux pires cartels mexicains de la drogue. Aurel Timescu, notre calamiteux Consul, est envoyé sur place. Comme à son habitude, il est fermement décidé à ne rien faire. Son hôtel, le Los Flamingos, est hanté par les fantômes de Tarzan, d'Ava Gardner ou de Frank Sinatra. En suivant ces héros qui l'ont tant fait rêver dans son enfance, il va subir une complète métamorphose. Un Aurel hédoniste, dandy et buveur de tequila se révèle. C'est bien malgré lui qu'il va se retrouver exposé à des intrigues meurtrières, à des dangers inconnus et au plus redoutable d'entre eux : la passion pour une femme exceptionnelle.