Tim Finch

"Edvard Behrens is a senior diplomat of some repute, highly regarded for his work on international peace negotiations. Under his arbitration, unimaginable atrocities are coolly dissected; invisible and ancient lines, grown taut and frayed with conflict, redrawn. In his latest post, Edvard has been sent to a nondescript resort hotel in the Tyrol. High up on this mountain, the air is bright and clear. When he isn't working, Edvard reads, walks, listens to music. He confides in no one - no one but his wife Anna. Anna, who he loves with all his heart; Anna, always present and yet forever absent. Honest, honourable, tragic, witty, wise, an unforgettable novel of love, loss, and the human longing for peace, Peace Talks maps the darkest and most tender territories of the human heart."--Publisher description.

Peace Talks

A fashionable house in a London terrace, the House of Journalists is renowned around the world as a place of refuge for exiled writers who have fallen foul of oppressive regimes. Run by Julian Snowman, successful writer and broadcaster, its fellows include the newspaper editor Mr Stan whose hands were smashed with hammers.

The House of Journalists

A fashionable house in a London terrace, the House of Journalists is renowned around the world as a place of refuge for exiled writers who have fallen foul of oppressive regimes. Run by Julian Snowman, successful writer and broadcaster, its fellows include the newspaper editor Mr Stan whose hands were smashed with hammers; a journalist called Mustapha who spoke out vainly against a brutal coup (and got his name from an immigration officer who tells him he âe~Must âe~ave a nameâe(tm)); Agnes, a young photojournalist who recorded her countryâe(tm)s descent into civil war; and Sonny, who endured a harrowing journey to safety. Only one man guards his story: the new fellow, AA. A first novel of rare originality, The House of Journalists creates an unforgettable world of displacement and hubris, heartbreak and humour; it has a narrative voice that is utterly distinct, at once beguiling and disturbing.

Edvard Behrens, een hooggeplaatste diplomaat, wordt gewaardeerd om zijn gewetensvolle bijdrage aan internationale vredesbesprekingen. Onder zijn arbitrage worden grote conflicten en onvoorstelbare gruweldaden systematisch ontleed – en beëindigd. Voor zijn nieuwste opdracht verblijft Edvard in een non-descript hotel in Tirol. Hoog in de bergen is de lucht helder en fris, en als hij niet aan het werk is, leest en wandelt hij en luistert hij naar muziek. Hij neemt alleen zijn vrouw Anna in vertrouwen over de onderhandelingen die hij voert. Anna, van wie hij zielsveel houdt. Anna, die steeds bij hem is, maar ook voor altijd afwezig. Vredesbesprekingen, een onvergetelijke roman over verlies en het verlangen naar vrede, brengt de duisterste én de tederste gebieden van het hart in kaart.

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