by Jean-Christophe Rufin · Suma de Letras · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466310918
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«Rojo Brasil» is the historical novel by Jean-Christophe Rufin, published by Suma de Letras in paperback (560 pages, in Spanish).
In 1555, a French expedition sets sail for Brazil to rival the Portuguese and found a colony in the New World. Just and Colombe, two children forcibly enlisted as interpreters for the Indian tribes, are part of the crew. The mission, captained by Nicolas de Villegagnon, lands in Guanabara Bay.
Winner of the 2001 Prix Goncourt, originally published as Rouge Brésil.
Readers of historical fiction interested in French colonial expansion and the encounter between cultures in the Americas.
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.
