Bøger af Péter Gárdos

Feber ved daggry er en kærlighedsroman baseret på en sand historie. En ung ungarsk mand sendes til Sverige efter krigen. Han har siddet i koncentrationslejr, vejer 29 kilo og har mistet alle sin tænder. Da han bliver undersøgt af en svensk læge, får han at vide, at han har uhelbredelig tuberkulose og ikke skal forvente at leve mere end seks måneder. Ikke desto mindre beslutter han sig for, at han vil finde en kone. Med lidt snilde får han fat i en liste over alle de ungarske piger, som befinder sig i Sverige, og dem sender han enslydende kærlighedsbreve til. Én af pigerne svarer. Historien bygger på forfatterens forældres kærlighedshistorie og brevveksling. Romanen er solgt til 29 lande og er desuden blevet filmatiseret med Pétér Gardos selv som instruktør.

"Fever at Dawn has the sweetness of The Rosie Project and the pathos of The Fault in Our Stars . . . A book to fall in love with." -- Herald Sun It's 1945 and Miklós is looking for a wife. The fact that he has six months left to live doesn't discourage him -- he isn't one to let small problems like that stand in the way, especially not after he's survived a concentration camp. Currently marooned in an all-male sanatorium in Sweden, and desperate to get out, he acquires the names of the 117 Hungarian women also recovering in Sweden and writes each of them a letter in his beautiful cursive hand. Luckily for him, Lili decides to write back. Drawn from the real-life letters of Péter Gárdos's parents, and reminiscent of the film Life Is Beautiful, Fever at Dawn is a vibrant, ribald, and unforgettable tale, showing the death-defying power of the human will to live and to love. "At once heartrending and lighthearted, this romance covers enormous ground in love and war, joy and tragedy." -- Shelf Awareness, starred review "A riveting and high-spirited journey from the brink of death toward life, [Fever at Dawn] asserts the power of love." -- Julie Orringer, author of The Invisible Bridge

An uplifting true story of finding love after the horrors of war. For fans of THE TATTOIST OF AUSCHWITZ, SCHINDLER'S LIST and THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS'Dramatic, compassionate and deeply moving.' Jennifer Clement, author of award-winning novel PRAYERS FOR THE STOLENIt's 1945, and Miklos is looking for love...