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DescriptionA work of suspense and psychological tension set in the world of international humanitarian aid, Checkpointis the latest bestselling novel by the founder of Doctors Without Borders, Jean-Christophe Rufin. ReviewsPraise for Checkpoint and Jean-Christophe Rufin "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" Author descriptionJean-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. |