IL GIARDINO DELLE MOSCHE

The extraordinary life of Andrej Cikatilo, the most terrible assassin in history - as told by himself.

Between 1978 and 1990, as the Soviet Union found itself to be fragile, Andrej Cikatilo, a husband, a father, and a die-hard communist, mutilated and killed fifty-six people in the most horrible manner. All his victims had one thing in common: they lived at the borders of society and its norms. This is the story of the most ferocious killers of the 20th century, told through the reconstruction of the confession he made after his arrest. This is a powerful and multi-layered novel that leads us into the mind of a monster. It's also the history of the Soviet Union. Andrea Tarabia was born in Saronno in 1978. He published various novels and essaays. He lives in Bologna with his wife and son.