Marco Lalli is a writer and psychologist of Italian descent. He lives in Germany and writes in German. His debut novel "Die Himmelsleiter" was an instant success and reached a six-figure circulation as an eBook. It was followed by the German-Italian family saga "Die Nacht wird deinen Namen tragen." Recently, Marco Lalli published two longer essays on the Corona pandemic ("As if it were always Sunday - The Corona Diaries") and on autonomous driving ("Autonomous Driving and the Future of Mobility"). His literary Venice travel guide "Venice Private" has just been published.