Mahmood is nineteen in the turbulent Bologna of the 1980s. He gives up on his studies to become a chef. At local markets and working in the kitchens of various restaurants, he learns the trade in practice. And he falls in love – with the much older Davide. Can their love really, truly exist?
As in The Puppeteer of Lampedusa, Rindert Kromhout transports the reader to the sun-drenched streets
of Bologna and its eventful history.
Love and Death in the Red City is the second part in the Italian trilogy, and can also be read as a standalone novel.
‘There is always something really infectious about Kromhout’s books. (…) His books radiate a certain lightness and brightness (…), and the characters are the sort of people you would want to count among your friends.’ – Edward van de Vendel
