Diotima: 4 books

This short tale - one of a series retold by an aged vampire - shows what can happen when two academics from different disciplines think the unthinkable... And what has to happen to make sure they don't tell anyone else about those thoughts. The narrator is a vampire, old and wise in the ways...

As our vampire narrator continues his reflections on a long life, he recounts an encounter with an old, fusty member of his race. The narrator has been sent to see if the old man - for he was old, even when he became a vampire - has been breaking the rules. But the conversation takes an unexpected turn, and one of recent history's mysteries becomes a bit clearer.

"They don’t know... they can’t. That is their curse. And their blessing...." So begin a series of short stories, told by a long-lived vampire. He retells some of the more interesting passages from his life, and reflects on some of the more intriguing characters he has known. In...

Il femminismo, come tutto ciò che è vivo, nasce e rinasce tante volte. È come un serpente che cambia pelle, si trasforma, nella ostinazione a creare e portare a maturazione gli squilibri, perché lì c’è emergenza di reale. Non ha mai teso ad una differenza sessuale armonizzante. Gioca piuttosto...