"Rufin offers his readers a return . . . to a time when the wildest dreamer could be a wealthy merchant--Jacques Coeur, the treasurer poet" (Les Echos).
After 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. "The Dream Maker 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."--Le JDD "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."--T l rama "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."--Lire "The vivid portraits of Charles VII and Agn s Sorel give readers an intimate glimpse into court intrigue in 15th-century France."--Washington Independent Review of Books "A fascinating novel."--Historical Novel Society- ISBN:
- 9781609453930
- 9781609453930
- Category:
- Fiction
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 24-05-2017
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Europa Editions, Incorporated
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Dimensions (mm):
- 210.82x134.62x33.02mm
- Weight:
- 0.51kg
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