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2006 Longlist

Brazil Red

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

Just and Colombe are brother and sister, heirs to the Clamorgan estate. A scheming aunt and shortage of suitable interpreters, however, means the children soon find themselves aboard a ship bound for the Bay of Rio. As they embark on the journey of their lives, they encounter a world they could never have imagined, a world marked by uneasy alliances and illness, by double-dealings, lies and spies. Amidst fanatics, zealots, cannibals and villains, Just and Colombe can no longer be sure who is friend and who is foe, and soon learn they can take no one for granted – not even each other.

As the story builds to its dramatic climax, conquerors and conquered are – like Just and Colombe – forced to reconsider the nature and future of their relationship.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Jean-Christophe
Rufin

ABOUT
THE TRANSLATOR Willard
Wood

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
France
Original Language
French
Publisher
Picador
Translator
Willard Wood

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