by Jean-Christophe Rufin · Gallimard · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070137978
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In a small town in Berry, in the summer of 1919, a war hero is imprisoned in a deserted barracks. In front of the door, his dog barks day and night. Not far away, in the countryside, a young peasant woman waits and hopes. A judge arrives to investigate the case, an aristocrat whose principles have been shaken by the war. Three characters and, in the middle of them, a dog who holds the key to the drama. This short story, full of poetry and simplicity, is also a great novel about fidelity. Being loyal to friends, fighting for loved ones, is a quality we share with animals. Isn't it proper for human beings to go further and also recognize the brother in the one who fights you?
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.
