Bøker av Jan-Philipp Sendker

The first book in the Art of Hearing Heartbeats series, this is a passionate love story, a haunting fable, and an enchanting mystery set in Burma. When a successful New York lawyer suddenly disappears without a trace, neither his wife nor his daughter Julia has any idea where he might be…until they find a love letter he wrote many years ago, to a Burmese woman they have never heard of. Intent on solving the mystery and coming to terms with her father's past, Julia decides to travel to the village where the woman lived. There she uncovers a tale of unimaginable hardship, resilience, and passion that will reaffirm the reader's belief in the power of love to move mountains.

The follow-up to the international best-selling novel The Art of Hearing Heartbeats. This spirited novel explores the most inspiring and passionate terrain: the human heart following the interwoven stories of two women living thousands of miles apart and separate lives yet sharing a similar existence.

"From the internationally bestselling author of The Art of Hearing Heartbeats, a moving tale of forbidden love and extraordinary courage in the face of disaster. Eighteen-year-old Niri and his family live a modest but secure life working in the villa of the wealthy Benzes. But when the pandemic comes, they are all let go, and left staring into the abyss of abject poverty. As their situation grows increasingly desperate, the once rule-abiding monastery student decides he won't wait at the mercy of a corrupt, indifferent government, and rebels against his father's resigned acceptance. Sneaking through the locked-down city at night, past the military patrols, Niri returns to the villa to take what his family needs to survive. Waiting for him there is his childhood friend-and the Benzes' daughter-Mary, who has a bigger plan that will change their lives forever. A universal story of love across social classes, The Rebel and the Thief poignantly shows how adversity can teach us what matters most: courage to resist, will to change, and unconditional trust in each other"--

Ensomhetens språk er en frittstående oppfølger til Hviskende skygger, og vi møter igjen den amerikanske journalisten Paul Leibovitz. Kjærligheten til den kinesiske kjæresten Christine har fått ham til å glemme sorgen over den døde sønnen, og han trives bedre med livet i Hongkong. Men en dag får Christine et brev fra broren sin som leder dem inn på farlige veier. Broren forteller at landsbyen utenfor Shanghai har blitt rammet av en mystisk sykdom, og ber om hjelp.Når Paul og Christine kommer dit, oppdager de en miljøkatastrofe ingen vil ta ansvar for. Det kinesiske samfunnet preges av kynisme, maktmisbruk og korrupsjon, men Paul er fast bestemt på å ta opp kampen for rettferdighet - til tross for at både forholdet til Christine og hans eget liv er i fare.