Description:
A collection of timely essays written over the last ten years by Umberto Eco, internationally acclaimed and best-selling author.
Brief description:
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.
Review Quotes:
"This selection underscores the writer's profound erudition, lively wit, and passion for ideas of all shapes and sizes...these occasional writings touch upon potentially provocative topics of contemporary interest...Eco's pleasure in such explorations is obvious and contagious."
--Booklist "Thought provoking...nuanced...the collection amply shows off Eco's sophisticated, agile mind."
--Publishers Weekly "Inventing the Enemy is definitely sublime"--San Francisco Chronicle Book Review --