From the bestselling author and founder of Doctors Without Borders, this book has been translated into Persian by Anousheh Barzanooni. Tehran-based major publisher, Mahi has released 'The Red Collar' in 150 pages.

In 1919, in a small town in the province of Berry, France, under the crushing heat of summer, a war hero is being held prisoner in an abandoned barracks.

In front of the door to his prison, a mangy dog barks night and day. Miles from where he is being held, in the French countryside, a young extraordinarily intelligent woman works the land, waiting and hoping.

A judge whose principles have been sorely shaken by the war is traveling to an unknown location to sort out certain affairs of which it is better not to speak.

Three characters. In their midst, a dog who holds the key both to their destinies and to this intriguing plot.

Full of poetry and life, 'The Red Collar' is at once a delightfully simple narrative about the human spirit and a profound work about loyalty and love.

The novel has been described as a superbly crafted little gem that does everything a novel can do in less than 150 pages. It’s a lucky reader who gets to experience the power of The Red Collar

Jean-Christophe Rufin is one of the founders of Doctors Without Borders and a former Ambassador of France in Senegal. He has written numerous bestsellers, including The Abyssinian, for which he won the Goncourt Prize for a debut novel in 1997. He also won the Goncourt Prize in 2001 for Brazil Red.