(4 April 2019) “Breathtaking Tokyo" is the new work by Tommaso Franco, Italian writer living in Madrid and now at his third novel. The author will present the book on Friday April, 5th at 19:00 at the Mario Vargas Llosa Library in Madrid.  Giovanni Simone, secretary of the Comites of Madrid; Beatrice Binotti, actress; Elisabetta Bagli, poet and writer; and Simone Negrin, actor and narrator will also participate in the event. The presentation will be an excellent networking opportunity for the Italian and Italian-speaking community in Madrid at an all-Italian literary event. Tommaso Franco (Turin, 1973) is a writer and a Professor of Italian for foreigners at the Escuela Oficial de Idiomas. Franco has lived in Madrid since 1999; after a period of twelve years studying and working as an engineer, he changed his life to devote himself to his passions: writing and languages. He has published Madrid da Morire (A Madrid to Die for) (2014), Parigi in nero (Paris in Black) (2017) and Tokyo Mozzafiato (Breathtaking Tokyo) (2019) in the series of independent thrillers Brivido Capitale, as well as the collection of short stories Nove Cerchi (Nine Circles) (2017) and the short story Sommerso, published in the anthology Lo dice il mare (So Says the Sea (Il Foglio, 2017).