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Travels in HyperReality
Contributor(s): Eco, Umberto (Author), Weaver, William (Translator)

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ISBN: 0156913216     ISBN-13: 9780156913218
Publisher: Harpervia
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 1990
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Annotation: Eco displays in these essays the same wit, learning, and lively intelligence that delighted readers of The Name of the Rose and Foucault's Pendulum. His range is wide, and his insights are acute, frequently ironic, and often downright funny. Translated by William Weaver. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Collections | Essays
- Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory
- Literary Collections | Letters
Dewey: 854.914
LCCN: 89078481
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.39" W x 8.05" L (0.79 lbs) 324 pages
Features: Price on Product
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/09/1990
 
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Eco displays in these essays the same wit, learning, and lively intelligence that delighted readers of The Name of the Rose and Foucault's Pendulum. His range is wide, and his insights are acute, frequently ironic, and often downright funny. Translated by William Weaver. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

Contributor Bio(s): Eco, Umberto: - 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.
 
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