Verdorrter Jasmin

When Ludwig Bergmann embarks on his journey from East Germany to a village in the subtropical part of China in the 1950s, he does not yet know that this will change his life. As an engineer involved in a construction project, he meets the quiet but brave young Chinese woman Sun, whom he admires from the very beginning. However, Bergmann's feelings come into conflict when he suddenly encounters his old college love, Lydia. The self-assured woman, who has built a successful construction company in Hong Kong, brings back old memories for Bergmann. The passionate engineer suddenly finds himself confronted with questions that will determine his future fate. In this early novel, first published in 1961, Harry Thürk takes readers on a captivating journey to exotic China and allows them to experience the daily lives of people amidst the unique nature in the Tungkiang Valley.