title: To See the Stars: The Urban Adventures of Giuseppe Bergman
author:  Milo Manara 
description: Text: English (translation)<br> Original Language: Italian
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  ALONE IN HIS APARTMENT, ASHER GENZANO SAT ON THE EDGE OF THE bed and leaned
  his elbows upon his knees. A small black-and-white television on the bureau
  cast a gray light over the spare furnishings, pushing back the gloom of early
  morning.
  
  
  Outside his window, three ecological operators emptied a row of city-supplied
  Dumpsters into the churning jaws of a garbage truck. Through the quiet of
  dawn, Asher heard a baritone voice echoing over the nearly deserted piazza. “
  _I turisti sono difettosi quanto i residenti_ ,” the man said, complaining
  that the tourists created as much trash as the residents.
  
  
  The garbage truck whined and shifted its gears; the garbage collectors moved
  away. Asher leaned forward and focused on the television, tensing as the
  camera scanned a crowd of officials on a platform. After a panoramic shot of
  the European Union headquarters in Brussels, the cameraman centered on a dark-
  haired man who stepped for