About the Author

Marco Mancassola was born in Northern Italy in 1973. His literary works are published by the main Italian publishers and by Gallimard in France. His books earned several literary prizes including the Premio Fiesole. His last novel Gli amici del deserto has been recently published in Italy. He currently lives in London.

Reviews

"Nothing lasts forever, Mancassola reminds us - not even Batman and Robin." Paul Burston, Time Out "A meditation on power, endings, and desire as the driving force of the world, this novel is huge, crepuscular and sumptuous, releasing the sheer power of fiction" Mediapart "A heartrending picture of the difficulty of getting old, the novel also paints an accurate portrait of the millennium... Delightful." Figaro "One of the most ambitious and engrossing books of our recent times - What if Mancassola has actually managed to write the great, long-awaited novel of post 9/11 America?" "A political fable about contemporary America, written by an Italian author who lives in London." Echos "A mature and totally unique novel in today's Italian literature. " Affari Italiani "One of the most complex, ambitious and deeply involving books of our recent times - the big, long-awaited novel of post 9/11 America." Livre Hebdo "Mancassola revives a pop imagination with a book of singular power." Il sole 24 ore "The most original novel of the year." Les inrockuptibles