Travels in HyperReality Contributor(s): Eco, Umberto (Author), Weaver, William (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0156913216 ISBN-13: 9780156913218 Publisher: Harpervia
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 1990 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 |
Additional Information |
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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Publisher Description: 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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