The Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco
Nineteenth-century Europe, from Turin to Prague to Paris, abounds with the ghastly and the mysterious. From the unification of Italy to the Paris Commune to the Dreyfus Affair to the notorious forgery The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, Europe is in tumult and everyone needs a scapegoat.
[This] magnificent new novel.. marks a return to the heady mixture of absorbing ideas and down-and-dirty historical detail that made The Name of the Rose such an international bestseller in the 1980's. -- Adam Lively * Sunday Times *
Eco's most accessible novel since The Name of the Rose, a temptingly complex tale of 19th-century plots and conspiracies, and of an evil genius who may be behind them all. * Sunday Times *
Erudite and pop, sinister and passionate... A work destined to become a classic. * La Repubblica *
An extremely readable narrative of betrayal, terrorism, murder… chilling. * Daily Telegraph *
This is a great mystery novel about paranoia, prejudice and forgery... We gain access to a world of city streets, strange anecdotes, gourmet menus, and conspiratorial minds... Eco’s best novel since The Name of the Rose. * Independent *
Eco's most accessible novel since The Name of the Rose, a temptingly complex tale of 19th-century plots and conspiracies, and of an evil genius who may be behind them all. * Sunday Times *
Erudite and pop, sinister and passionate... A work destined to become a classic. * La Repubblica *
An extremely readable narrative of betrayal, terrorism, murder… chilling. * Daily Telegraph *
This is a great mystery novel about paranoia, prejudice and forgery... We gain access to a world of city streets, strange anecdotes, gourmet menus, and conspiratorial minds... Eco’s best novel since The Name of the Rose. * Independent *
Umberto Eco (1932–2016) wrote fiction, literary criticism and philosophy. His first novel, The Name of the Rose, was a major international bestseller. His other works include Foucault's Pendulum, The Island of the Day Before, Baudolino, The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana, The Prague Cemetery and Numero Zero along with many brilliant collections of essays.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846554919 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846554918 |
| Title | The Prague Cemetery |
| Author | Umberto Eco |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2011-11-03 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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