Bøker av Joachim Sartorius

Unravelling the depths of Sicilian history and bringing the juxtaposition and commingling of cultures, styles, and attitudes to life, Sartorius shows a city of ancient luminosity, bringing us, through the baroque, to the contemporary world.

'This book is a ravishing account of the enchantment of a poet by the landscape, rekindling in us the wish to buy a ticket at once and embark for the islands'-Orhan Pamuk

Personal memoir by former German diplomat Joachim Sartorius who lived in Cyprus for three years.

"The essay ... is based on a speech, given at the Lyrik Kabinett in Munich in October 2017"--Title page verso.