How to Travel with a Salmon & Other Essays

How to Travel with a Salmon & Other Essays by Of Semiotics Umberto Eco

In these impishly witty and ingeniously irreverent essays (Atlantic Monthly), the Andy Rooney of academia (Los Angeles Times) takes on computer jargon, librarians, bureaucrats, meals on airplanes, bad coffee, taxi drivers, 33-function watches, soccer fans, and more. Translated by William Weaver. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

Umberto Eco's (1932-2016) work has been crucial in understanding the history of the twentieth century and our own time. For a long time, he devoted himself to university teaching, and his essays are required reading at universities all over the world. Obra abierta, Apocalpticos y integrados, La estructura ausente, Tratado de semiótica general, Lector in fabula, Semiótica y filosofa del lenguaje, Los lmites de la interpretación, Joyce's poéticas, Segundo diario mnimo, El superhombre de masas, Seis paseos por los bosques With El nombre de la rose, a novel published more than thirty years ago, he had a triumphant debut in the world of fiction, establishing himself as an author admired not only by critics, but also by the general public. El péndulo de Foucault, La isla del da de antes, Baudolino, La misteriosa llama de la reina Loana, El cementerio de Praga, and Number Cero followed this first success. Umberto Eco's póstuma, De la estupidez a la locura, was published a few days before his death, on the 19th of February, 2016.

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ISBN 13	9780156001250
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Title	How to Travel with a Salmon & Other Essays
Author	Of Semiotics Umberto Eco
Series	Harvest Book
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Harpervia
Year published	1995-09-15
Number of pages	256
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