In
Gold and Jungle
, exoticism is everywhere.
The setting, first of all: the Sultanate of Brunei, this former British protectorate nestled in the north of the island of Borneo, with its palaces built in the middle of the jungle, its somewhat tired monarchical regime, its Malay and Chinese communities looking like dogs of earthenware, at its falsely rigorous Islam...
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The subject of Jean-Christophe Rufin's new novel is no less unprecedented: a coup d'état fomented by one of these Gafam-type companies tired of the constraints imposed by American legislation.
The opportunity for the writer to parade a host of colorful characters, from the old theoretician of the old-fashioned coup d'état who comes out of retirement to the 20-year-old geeks who live in a universe parallel passing through the granddaughter of a mercenary figure who will reveal herself to be the true heroine of this incredible adventure.
But Rufin could well see reality joining his fictional views: who can guarantee…
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