Twilight Cities

WINNER OF THE 2024 SOMERSET MAUGHAM AWARD

Its name means ''centre of the world'', and since the dawn of history the Mediterranean Sea has formed the shared horizon of innumerable cultures. Here, history has blurred with legend. The glittering surface of the sea conceals the remnants of lost civilisations, wrecked treasure ships and the bones of long-drowned sailors, traders and modern refugees.

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