Hvis der findes en djævel i den jordiske verden, må det være i mambaens skikkelse. I de afrikanske urskoves kaos af frodighed, og somme tider endog nærmere ved civilisationen, hænger han med krybdyrstålmodighed og venter på sit offer. Eller sit bytte, men ikke nødvendigvis, for han dræber også af lyst..." "Maya" er en psykologisk spændingsroman om en ung dansker, der i Paris forelsker sig i en pige og gennem hende bliver rodet ind i en heroinaffære, som også fører dem til Tunis.
Verden er ved at gå under. Overalt falder unge som gamle om: et enkelt stik i hjertet, og så – døden. Det bliver så almindelig en oplevelse – de døde på gaderne – at folk skræver over de nedfaldne kroppe. Temperaturen falder. Det er sommer, men solen har gemt sig, og i stedet daler store, bløde snefnug ned fra himlen. Der diskuteres klimaforandringer på barer og kontorer, men i Uganda svæver folk over jorden, op mod skyerne og forsvinder ud i atmosfæren. Og i New York møder John og Elena hinanden for sidste gang. "It’s All About Love" bygger på Thomas Vinterbergs film af samme navn og er kærlighedshistorien mellem litteraturhistorikeren John og skøjteprinsessen Elena, der mødtes for 24 år siden i Polen, og som elskede hinanden sønder og sammen. Det er en historie om mennesket i menneskehedens sidste dage og en undersøgelse af kærlighedens væsen. Mich Vraa (f. 1954), uddannet fra Danmarks Journalisthøjskole i 1979 og arbejdede som journalist i 16 år, inden han i 1995 tog springet fra journalistikken til et liv som fuldtidsforfatter og oversætter. Blandt hans mange oversættelser findes udfordrende forfatterskaber som Jeffrey Eugenides, Annie Proulx, Nick Cave, Elmore Leonard, Jonathan Franzen og Ernest Hemingway. I 2014 vandt han Dansk Oversætterforbunds Ærespris. Som skønlitterær forfatter har han udgivet 20 romaner, herunder flere børne- og ungdomsbøger, og har sammen med Morten Hesseldal udgivet tre kriminalromaner.
From the war-torn streets of Odense to the devastated warzone of South Korea, destiny calls... Nurse Molly Dahl wants to escape the trauma of wartime Denmark by joining the hospital ship, Jutlandia, set for the battlefields of Korea. Yun, an eleven-year-old North Korean girl, flees her village which was destroyed by Napalm, seeking sanctuary from the havoc. Both Molly and Yun abandon their pasts, hopeful for a brighter future in South Korea. However, their journey becomes more treacherous than they could ever have anticipated. When their lives converge in the vibrant port city of Pusan, there is an unforeseen intertwining of fates. An inspiring historical drama set in the aftermath of World War II, this tale of resilience, hope, and the indomitable human spirit is sure to captivate readers who were swept away by "The Nightingale" by Kristin Hannah and "Sarah’s Key" by Tatiana de Rosnay." Mich Vraa is an acclaimed Danish novelist, journalist and literary translator, best known for his historical trilogy of novels about the Danish West Indies. Jesper Bugge Kold is a Danish journalist and author of historical novels such as "Vintermænd".
From the war-torn streets of Odense to the devastated warzone of South Korea, destiny calls... Nurse Molly Dahl wants to escape the trauma of wartime Denmark by joining the hospital ship, Jutlandia, set for the battlefields of Korea. Yun, an eleven-year-old North Korean girl, flees her village which was destroyed by Napalm, seeking sanctuary from the havoc. Both Molly and Yun abandon their pasts, hopeful for a brighter future in South Korea. However, their journey becomes more treacherous than they could ever have anticipated. When their lives converge in the vibrant port city of Pusan, there is an unforeseen intertwining of fates. An inspiring historical drama set in the aftermath of World War II, this tale of resilience, hope, and the indomitable human spirit is sure to captivate readers who were swept away by "The Nightingale" by Kristin Hannah and "Sarah’s Key" by Tatiana de Rosnay." Mich Vraa is an acclaimed Danish novelist, journalist and literary translator, best known for his historical trilogy of novels about the Danish West Indies. Jesper Bugge Kold is a Danish journalist and author of historical novels such as "Vintermænd".
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