NON-FICTION CHRONICLES OF A LIQUID SOCIETY by Umberto Eco, Harvill Secker, PS18.99 (ebook PS9.99) HHHH H CELEBRATED novelist and essayist Umberto Eco, best known for his historical thriller The Name Of The Rose and his satirical conspiracy tale
Foucault's Pendulum, died last year.
WONDERFULly readable with an engaging plot that's witty and NON-FICTION CHRONICLES OF A LIQUID SOCIETY by Umberto Eco, Harvill Secker, PS18.99 (ebook PS9.99) HHHH H CELEBRATED novelist and essayist Umberto Eco, best known for his historical thriller The Name Of The Rose and his satirical conspiracy tale
Foucault's Pendulum, died last year.
The author of The Name of the Rose,
Foucault's Pendulum, and, most recently, Numero zero, as well as many other novels, academic studies and essay collections, passed away on February 19, 2016 at his home in Milan.
The work expresses imagery of the cosmos including circular configurations like planetary orbits, exploding forms that resemble star nurseries and nebula, the mandalas as astronomical maps, and metal spherical counterweights are suspended like planets but also resembling
Foucault's pendulum. For Pfaff, the universe is both breathtaking in concept and chaotic in specific events.
His other major and internationally recognized novels are,
Foucault's Pendulum (Il pendolo di Foucault), The Island of the Day Before ( L'isola del giorno prima), and The Prague Cemetery ( Il cimitero di Praga).
His other books included
Foucault's Pendulum, The Prague Cemetery and The Island Of The Day Before.
Eco, who also wrote the novel
Foucault's Pendulum, continued to publish new works with Numero Zero released last year.
Eco, who continued his academic work late in life, continued his literary success with
Foucault's Pendulum (1988) about the lost treasure of a sect called the Knights Templar, The Island of the Day Before (1994), Baudolino (2000) and The Prague Cemetery (2010), a novel about the rise of modern anti-Semitism.
His other novels included:
Foucault's Pendulum" (1988) about the lost treasure of a sect called the Knights Templar, "The Island of the Day Before" (1994), "Baudolino" (2000) and "The Prague Cemetery" (2010), a novel about the rise of modern anti-Semitism.
His second novel, ""
Foucault's Pendulum," was less successful internationally but still highly acclaimed.
His second novel, "
Foucault's Pendulum," was less successful internationally but still highly acclaimed.