Jean-Christophe Rufin (All reviews)
- Jul 18 2017
Checkpoint
— Publishers Weekly - Jun 17 2017
Checkpoint
— Midwest Book Review - May 9 2017
Jean-Christophe Rufin–CHECKPOINT
— Seeing the world through books - Nov 25 2016
Checkpoint
— Kirkus Review - Dec 17 2015
Eileen Battersby’s books of the year: Fiction
— The Irish Times - Nov 10 2015
The Red Collar
— Historical Novel Society - Sep 17 2015
"The book is perfectly paced, darkly humorous and an excellent window into the turmoil and emerging politics of postwar France."
— San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 1 2015
"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 beliefs."
— New York Journal of Books - Jul 26 2015
"...The Red Collar is a story so haunting and powerful that it hits as hard and true as a blast from a shell."
— The Cedar Rapids Gazette - Jul 25 2015
"Utterly compelling in its psychological understanding."
— The Independent - Jul 23 2015
THE RED COLLAR picked as the August read for University Book Store’s Nick’s Book Club. - Jul 15 2015
THE RED COLLAR picked as the “Book of the Week” by the Institut Français Royaume-Uni.
— Institut Français Royaume-Uni - Jul 13 2015
"The Red Collar may be short but it is a engaging story perceptively told in limpid prose, beautifully translated by Adriana Hunter. It is a serious book but one with a gratifying end."
— WeLoveThisBook.com - Jul 7 2015
"The Red Collar is 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 - Jul 4 2015
"Rufin has written a graceful, unpretentious little miracle, a morality play of immense skill."
— The Irish Times - Jul 1 2015
"Lovely and appalling, encouraging and daunting, this story while unusual and inventive fits a classic mold."
— Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association - Jun 29 2015
French Culture Books' 30 Best French Books in Translation for the Summer: “A gripping story of heroism and fidelity in the aftermath of World War I.”
— French Culture Books - Apr 28 2015
"Rufin's novel is meticulous and orderly in its depictions of basically sympathetic characters trying to understand one another and find a common ground."
— Kirkus Reviews - Dec 3 2013
Barnes & Noble Review: Features The Dream Maker on The Long List - Jul 9 2013
Les Echos: "Rufin is a skillful storyteller."