Jean-Christophe Rufin is the celebrated cofounder of Doctors Without Borders. He has won the prix Goncourt and is the author of several novels, including the prize-winning L’Abbyssin (Gallimard, 1997; published in English as The Abyssinian, W.W. Norton, 1999), Sauver Ispahan (Gallimard, 1998; published in English as The Siege of Isfahan, W.W. Norton, 2002), and the prize-winning Rouge Brésil (Gallimard, 2002; published in English as Brazil Red, W.W. Norton, 2004). Currently France’s ambassador to Sénégal, Rufin has also been involved in covert operations to liberate hostages, in particular in Africa and the Balkans. Le parfum d’Adam has sold in 10 countries: in Italy to Bompiani, in Germany to Fischer, in Spain to Ediciones B, and in Russia, Poland, Slovenia, Greece, Korea, Lithuania, and the Czech Republic.
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