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Informationen zum Autor Umberto Pasti was born in Milan. He has contributed to Il Giornale and Indro Montanelli's La Voce with articles on art and literature. He has also written on travel, fashion and current affairs for magazines such as Vogue , Elle , House and Garden and The World of Interiors . The Age of Flowers , his first novel, was shortlisted for the prestigious Premio Viareggio in 2000. Klappentext In a white city on the African shore of the Mediterranean! the Islamic fundamentalists are gaining control of the streets and the European community of artists and decadent aristocrats take refuge in memories and innumerable barely-recognised vices. Luca and Irene! a young couple! are accepted into this decaying and malicious ex-patriot society. A man is haunted by memories of his mother in a city under siege Zusammenfassung In a white city on the African shore of the Mediterranean! the Islamic fundamentalists are gaining control of the streets and the European community of artists and decadent aristocrats take refuge in memories and innumerable barely-recognised vices. Luca and Irene! a young couple! are accepted into this decaying and malicious ex-patriot society.
