{"product_id":"the-dream-maker-paperback","title":"The Dream Maker - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJean-Christophe Rufin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlison Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Rufin offers his readers a return . . . to a time when the wildest dreamer could be a wealthy merchant--Jacques Coeur, the treasurer poet\" (\u003ci\u003eLes Echos\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter a brilliant career as a trader, Jacques Coeur was summoned to the court of Charles VII and appointed Master of the Mint in 1436. He rose to become the King of France's visionary First Banker who, with his tours of the Far East, his opposition to the crusades, and his efforts to develop trade, brought France out of the darkness toward the Renaissance and modernity. At the height of his success, his ill-considered infatuation with Agn s Sorel, King Charles VII's favorite mistress, precipitated Coeur's fall from grace.In Rufin's delectable prose this true story becomes a gripping tale of adventure, a novel of ideas, and a moving love story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Dream Maker\u003c\/em\u003e blends with skill and efficiency politics, business, travel and love. All of this written in a classic, elegant prose, of which Jean-Christophe Rufin has long had a command.\"--\u003ci\u003eLe JDD\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Rufin bestows such immediacy to this artist of finance, such vitality that we hear the sound of Coeur's own voice telling us his life.\"--\u003ci\u003eT l rama\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Rufin has re-established his eloquence and spirit, that of the great novelist of the people. . . . His new novel is both a chivalric odyssey and a brilliant reflection on power.\"--\u003ci\u003eLire\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The vivid portraits of Charles VII and Agn s Sorel give readers an intimate glimpse into court intrigue in 15th-century France.\"--\u003ci\u003eWashington Independent Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A fascinating novel.\"--\u003ci\u003eHistorical Novel Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJean-Christophe Rufin \u003c\/b\u003eis one of the founders of Doctors Without Borders and a former Ambassador of France in Senegal. He has written numerous bestsellers, including \u003ci\u003eThe Abyssinian\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he won the Goncourt Prize for a debut novel in 1997. He also won the Goncourt Prize in 2001 for \u003ci\u003eBrazil Red\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlison Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e's translations for Europa Editions include novels by Sélim Nassib, Amélie Nothomb, and Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt. She is the translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Elegance of the Hedgehog\u003c\/i\u003e (Europa, 2008) and \u003ci\u003eThe Life of the Elves\u003c\/i\u003e (Europa, 2016) by Muriel Barbery.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 02, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693125636159,"sku":"9781609453930","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ddf3b04afb345c0c35ee2fadfacf48d4.webp?v=1764997851","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-dream-maker-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}