Narcissist: Quo vadis?

Book excerpt: The Alien Lotus visits Earth to investigate whether the blue planet can still be saved after the rapid rise of malignant narcissism, greed economy and corrupt politics. In the National Library in Vienna, Lotus meets the student and future journalist Marta, who has just been dumped by a narcissistic colleague. Together they rummage through the fundus of the library and meet old wisdoms and historical personalities who offer a deeper insight into the human soul and how one can proceed against human narcissism. The emphatic alien and the enterprising journalist seem to be getting closer...