by Jean-Christophe Rufin · Folio · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070301676
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«Rouge Brésil» is the historical novel by Jean-Christophe Rufin, published by Folio in paperback (602 pages, in French).
The novel recounts the 16th-century French expedition that attempts to settle in Rio de Janeiro Bay and the fate of two children, Just and Colombe, taken by force to serve as interpreters before the indigenous people. The narrative opposes the European civilizing vision to the indigenous world and combines adventure, education and a love story.
It received the Prix Goncourt in 2001. This French edition belongs to the Folio collection, number 3906.
Suitable for readers of historical fiction and contemporary French literature.
Jean-Christophe Rufin is a French doctor, diplomat, historian and novelist. He is the president of Action Against Hunger, one of the earliest members of Médecins Sans Frontières, and a member of the Académie française.
