Foucault's Pendulum
Umberto Eco
(Author)
Description
"As brilliant and quirky as THE NAME OF THE ROSE, as mischievous and wide-raning....A virtuoso performance."THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Three clever book editors, inspired by an extraordinary fable they heard years befoe, decide to have a little fun. Randomly feeding esoteric bits of knowledge into an incredible computer capable of inventing connections between all their entires, they think they are creating a long lazy game--until the game starts taking over....
Here is an incredible journey of thought and history, memory and fantasy, a tour de force as enthralling as anything Umberto Eco--or indeed anyone--has ever devised.
Product Details
Price
$16.99
$15.63
Publisher
Mariner Books
Publish Date
March 05, 2007
Pages
623
Dimensions
5.25 X 8.0 X 1.65 inches | 1.05 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780156032971
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About the Author
UMBERTO ECO (1932-2016) was the author of numerous essay collections and seven novels, including The Name of the Rose, The Prague Cemetery, and Inventing the Enemy. He received Italy's highest literary award, the Premio Strega, was named a Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur by the French government, and was an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Reviews
PRAISE FOR FOUCAULT'S PENDULUM"An intellectual adventure story, as sensational, thrilling, and packed with arcana as Raiders of the Lost Ark or The Count of Monte Cristo."--THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD"Endlessly diverting . . . Even more intricate and absorbing than his international bestseller The Name of the Rose."--TIME
