Arthur Japin
Arthur Japin (1956) is one of the Netherlands' most popular novelists. His work has been translated into more than twenty languages. He made his international breakthrough with De zwarte met het witte hart (The Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi, 1997), won the Libris Literature Prize for Een schitterend gebrek (In Lucia’s Eyes, 2003), and received the NS Publieksprijs for De overgave (The Surrender, 2007). His novels often blend historical fact with deeply personal themes.
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Lord M.
Bestselling historical novel on Queen Victoria's first prime minister, and the scandalous wife he never stopped loving
In Lucia’s Eyes
Arthur Japin found his inspiration for In 'Lucia’s Eyes' in an episode in the life of Giacomo Casanova, philanderer and bon vivant. In his memoirs Casanova tells of being invited to the country estate of Pasiano as a sixteen-year-old and falling hopelessly in love with the breathtaking Lucia, two years his junior. She has only one splendid flaw: ‘She is too young.’ Because of Lucia’s genuine innocence he does not bed her, promising instead to return in six months to ask for her hand in marriage.
What Silence Wants
A compelling historical novel about the desire to be yourself