\"Rufin offers his readers a return . . . to a time when the wildest dreamer could be a wealthy merchant--Jacques Coeur, the treasurer poet\" (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 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.

\"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.\"--Le JDD

\"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.\"--T l rama

\"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.\"--Lire

\"The vivid portraits of Charles VII and Agn s Sorel give readers an intimate glimpse into court intrigue in 15th-century France.\"--Washington Independent Review of Books

\"A fascinating novel.\"--Historical Novel Society

About the Author
Jean-Christophe Rufin is one of the founders of Doctors Without Borders and a former Ambassador of France in Senegal. He has written numerous bestsellers, including The Abyssinian, for which he won the Goncourt Prize for a debut novel in 1997. He also won the Goncourt Prize in 2001 for Brazil Red.

Alison Anderson's translations for Europa Editions include novels by Sélim Nassib, Amélie Nothomb, and Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt. She is the translator of The Elegance of the Hedgehog (Europa, 2008) and The Life of the Elves (Europa, 2016) by Muriel Barbery.
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\"A beautifully memorable and unusual story about war and what it does to us\" 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.

\"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.\"--Shelf Awareness

\"A graceful, unpretentious little miracle, a morality play of immense skill.\"--The Irish Times

\"In The Red Collar, a delicate and poetic novel, Rufin examines that which makes us human.\"--L'express (France)

\"Without special effects, with simplicity and the pure pleasure of telling a story, Jean-Christophe Rufin explores the meaning of faithfulness, loyalty, and honor.\"--Le Figaro (France)

About the Author
Jean-Christophe Rufin is one of the founders of Doctors Without Borders and a former Ambassador of France in Senegal. He has written numerous bestsellers, including The Abyssinian, for which he won the Goncourt Prize for a debut novel in 1997. He also won the Goncourt Prize in 2001 for Brazil Red.

Adriana Hunter is a British translator of French Literature. She is known for translating more than fifty French novels, such as Fear and Trembling by Amélie Nothomb or The Girl Who Played Go by Shan Sa. In 2011 she won the Scott Moncrieff prize for her translation of Véronique Olmi's Beside the Sea.
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About the Author
Rufin, Jean-Christophe: - Jean-Christophe Rufin is a founder of Doctors without Borders and author of the prize-winning first novel The Abyssinian. He lives in France.",[123],[130],[],29.99,[111,137],"2024-09-30 02:51:37",[],[],"brazil-red-9780393336542","32978","https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0831/4771/8930/files/img_e2673a56-1fce-426b-9454-f735d1aa1a73.jpg?v=1727664698",238,"393336549",[160],[],"440",22.99,"2004-08-01","SCHT05Z9FN","2024-09-30 02:51:36",[183,184,189,123,125,190,111,379,118,380,180],"MSRP:28.95","PUB200810",[],1224547200,"9819841331474","50324023705874","9.00 x 6.00 x 0.98 inches",[],[],[183,184,189,123,125,190,111,379,118,380,180],[],[],"Brazil Red",[],"2026-03-20 18:47:18",[],1.411,{},[],"out_of",1995617,"page",1,"facets",{"_404":405},"newReleases",[],"collectionFromAPI",{"_15":408,"_409":-5,"_410":411,"_412":-5,"_413":-5,"_414":-5,"_44":415,"_42":416,"_417":-5,"_418":-5,"_19":419,"_148":420,"_421":422,"_423":-5,"_424":-5,"_425":-5,"_426":-5,"_427":-5,"_428":-5,"_429":430,"_467":-5,"_468":469},95,"createdAt","updatedAt","2026-06-12 10:00:28.494124","createdBy","updatedBy","ncOrder","Smart","All Products","icon","shortTitle","

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