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| Title | : | The Red Collar: A Novel |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.89 (738 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1609452739 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-10 |
| Language | : | English |
It's a lucky reader who gets to experience the power of The Red Collar.” - ShelfAwareness “Rufin has written a graceful, unpretentious little miracle, a morality play of immense skill.” – The Irish Times “The Red Collar has surprising narrative tension, an atmosphere that is at once breathless and brooding, and the resonance of fine poetry.” – Books & Beats, KUER Radio “A beautifully memorable and unusual story about war and what it does to us.”– The Independent (UK)"What does
A judge whose principles have been sorely shaken by the war is travelling to an unknown location to sort out certain affairs of which it is better not to speak. Three characters. 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 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.. 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 thought-provoking read about men at war and our nature" according to Betsy. As I read this " Book Club" selection, I recalled reading All Quiet on the Western Front while in high school. I was so moved by that book, and felt the same sadness that I did then. The Red Collar is so well-crafted and so sensitive to all the "types" in the story, it touched me.. Collared The novel had me all the way. I put it down delighted to have read it. And then, I found the ending no longer as satisfying. Maybe that's not all bad. Any novel that has me thinking of the outcome a week later is worth recommending to others and I certainly do!. Roger Brunyate said What Happened on Bastille Day?. "Do you know he's in prison?""No. What's he done?""Something stupid, on Bastille Day."A nice serendipity to be reviewing this fascinating French novella on Bastille Day itself! I sensed this was something special from the moment I opened it. It is one of those lovely Europa Editions that feel good in the hand and are set so generously on the page. It is a simple story with only two main characters, both warmly
He has written numerous bestsellers, including The Abyssinian, for which he won the Goncourt Prize for a debut novel in 1997. Jean-Christophe Rufin is one of the founders of Doctors Without Borders and a former Ambassador of France in Senegal. He also won the Goncourt Prize in 2001 for Brazil Red.
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