As a child he had visited one of the islands and had a brief encounter with Death, who asked him to try to open a rusted gate, which he was unable to do. As an adult, he returned to the island and once again met Death. This time he was able to open the gates and let Death into Alain’s court.
His entire encounter with Death felt like a dream and when he awoke and arrived back into the city all of the people seemed paper thin and unreal. He wondered what happened behind their eyes and in their heads.
This man is one of the Italian citizens that Sergei saw in the courtyard when returning to Venice.
He appears in Endless Nights, on page 22 in panel 6.
Lars took this opportunity to pay tribute to Umberto Eco, who was an Italian novelist and philosopher. Eco died in February 2016 and Endless Nights was published in 2003 and so it’s completely possible that Umberto Eco could have been walking through the streets of Venice on the day Sergei returned from the island.
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