Jean-Christophe Rufin imagines that a Californian digital company takes over the Sultanate of Brunei using 2.0 weapons and a few mercenaries. A scenario that he considers less and less improbable in today's chaotic world.
In Gold and Jungle, exoticism is everywhere, with palaces built in the middle of the jungle and Malay and Chinese communities looking like dogs of earthenware, at its falsely rigorous Islam. The author could well see reality joining his fictional views: who can guarantee… You have 92% left to discover. Flash sale -70% on digital subscription.