Valentino var der ingen i samtiden

var der ingen i samtiden

Dragen med de røde øjne

Bogen er en usminket fortælling om ægteskabet og Ditlevsens omsiggribende misbrug af alkohol og piller

our history and our future

men det åbner sig i et lys

Valentino var der ingen i samtidenValentino is the spoiled child of doting parents who have no doubt he will be a man of consequence. His sisters, however, see him for what he truly is: lazy, apathetic, self absorbed and far more interested in partying than applying himself to his studies at medical school. His parents dreams begin to unravel when, out of the blue, Valentino becomes engaged to the wealthy yet strikingly ugly Maddalena. The family is scandalised by his choice of bride