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- ISBN 9780099453949
- Weight: 252g
- Dimensions: 130 x 197mm
- Publication Date: 05 Jan 2006
- Publisher: Vintage Publishing
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Remarkably accessible and unfailingly stimulating, this collection of essays exhibits the diversity of interests and the depth of knowledge that made Umberto Eco one of the world's leading writers. From musings on Ptolemy and reflections on the experimental writing of Borges and Joyce, to revelations of his own authorial ambitions and fears, Eco's luminous intelligence is on display throughout.
This volume will appeal to anyone interested in how new light is shed on old masters by a great contemporary mind.
Umberto Eco (1932–2016) wrote fiction, literary criticism and philosophy. His first novel, The Name of the Rose, was a major international bestseller. His other works include Foucault's Pendulum, The Island of the Day Before, Baudolino, The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana, The Prague Cemetery and Numero Zero along with many brilliant collections of essays.
