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The Art of Hearing Heartbeats
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The Art of Hearing Heartbeats (2002) (edit title/settings)

by Jan-Philipp Sendker (Author) (edit contributors)

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A poignant and inspirational love story set in Burma, The Art of Hearing Heartbeats spans the decades between the 1950s and the present.  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... read more

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Julia Win comes to Burma in hopes of finding her father who had disappeared several years before. The trail leads her to a man named U Ba, who tells her her fahther's story.

Tin Win was born on an astrologically unlucky day and misfortune, as well as granduer, was forcasted for him.... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Julia Win comes to Burma in hopes of finding her father who had disappeared several years before. The trail leads her to a man named U Ba, who tells her her fahther's story.

Tin Win was born on an astrologically unlucky day and misfortune, as well as granduer, was forcasted for him. When his father dies and his mother abandons him, Tin Win is taken in by Su Kyi. Later he is stricken blind. He meets Mi Mi, a beautifull crippled girl, and they become friends. As they age, their friendship turns to romance. When the begin to consider marriage, Tin Win's distant uncle takes Tin Win to get his eyes operated upon. When the cataracts are removed, U Saw continues to take charge of Tin Win's life. He hides the letters between Tin Win and Mi Mi, and Tin Win eventually leaves for school in American, where he marries Julia's mother.

It is confirmed he fled American to return to Mi Mi, only to come as she lay dying. He dies not long after her of "heart failure". They are cremated together and their funerals match a story told in the book.

Julia hangs around Burma and reaches the conclusion that U Ba is actually her half-brother.

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  • Julia Win: Central American character in the current timeline, who travels to Burma in search of her father who abruptly left the family four years earlier. A young lawyer.
  • Tin Win: Julia's Father, plays the central character in the flash back sections of the book. Grew up in Burma, moved to the us in his early 20s, then ditches everything and heads back to Burma in his 50s. Looks a lot like Gandhi.
  • Mi Mi: Adressee of a love letter that Julia finds in her fathers things about 4 years after his disappearance. Born without the use of her feet.
  • Mya Mya: Tin Win's mother. Lost her ability to love when her twin brother drowned.
  • U Ba: Tells Julia the story of her fathers life once she arrives in Burma.
  • Judith Win: Julia's mother. Bitter over fathers disappearance. Becomes depressed.
  • Dr. Stuart McCrae: Rangoon opthamologist. Helps Tin Win.
  • Khin Maung: Tin Win's father. Killed by golf ball.
  • Su Kyi: Old lady that takes Tin Win in and raises him. Eternal optimist and lover of life. Happy over his relationship with Mi Mi.
  • U May: Abbot of the monastery in the hills near Kalaw. Becomes a pivotal influence in Tin Win's life.
  • Ma Mu: Love of U May's life.
  • Yadana: Mi Mi's mother. Always very proud of her.
  • Moe: Mi Mi's father.
  • U Saw: Tin Win's rich uncle from Rangoon
  • Susan: Father's secretary
  • Hla Taw: houseboy at Tin Win's Uncle U Saw's house at his disposal
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “Each one of us knows fear.”
    U May
  • “Not all truths are explicable. And not all explicable things are true."”
    U Ba

First Sentence edit see section history

Seine Augen waren mir als Erstes aufgefallen.

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This is book 4 of 10 in Amazon.com Best Books of February (2012). (authoritative list)
This book is in 2012 Published Books. (community list)
This is book 37 of 121 in Znanje - Knjiga dostupna svima. (community list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Jan-Philipp Sendker (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: German
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Country: Germany
Publication Date: 2002
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Page Count: 288

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Reading Level: Adults

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