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hardcover. 1945, Lake Como. Mussolini and his mistress are captured and shot by local partisans. The precise circumstances of Il Duce's death remain shrouded in controversy. 1992, Milan. Colonna, a depressed hack writer, is offered a fee he can't refuse to ghost-write a memoir. His subject: a fledgling newspaper financed by a powerful media magnate. Translator(s): Dixon, Richard. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 386. Good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear. Light wear to dust jacket
1945, Lake Como. Mussolini and his mistress are captured and shot by local partisans. The precise circumstances of Il Duce’s death remain shrouded in confusion and controversy. 1992, Milan. Colonna, a depressed hack writer, is offered a fee he can’t refuse to ghost-write a memoir. His subject: a fledgling newspaper financed by a powerful media magnate. As Colonna gets to know the team, he learns the paranoid theories of Braggadocio, who is convinced that Mussolini’s corpse was a body-double and part of a wider Fascist plot. It’s the scoop he desperately needs. The evidence? He’s working on it. ... Read more
1945, Lake Como. Mussolini and his mistress are captured and shot by local partisans. The precise circumstances of Il Duce’s death remain shrouded in confusion and controversy. 1992, Milan. Colonna, a depressed hack writer, is offered a fee he can’t refuse to ghost-write a memoir. His subject: a fledgling newspaper financed by a powerful media magnate. As Colonna gets to know the team, he learns the paranoid theories of Braggadocio, who is convinced that Mussolini’s corpse was a body-double and part of a wider Fascist plot. It’s the scoop he desperately needs. The evidence? He’s working on it. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvill Secker London
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910701089
SKU
KMO0000677
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About Umberto Eco
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.
Reviews for Numero Zero
"A triumph"
Scotland on Sunday
"A smart, modern mystery"
Justine Carbery
Independent
"A novel for our times"
Irish News
"Brims with exuberant inventiveness"
Terry Eagleton
Times Literary Supplement
"Combines farce and conspiracy thriller while retaining the author’s familiar sense of detachment"
Anthony Cummins
Guardian
"Cynical but heartfelt, ... Read more
Scotland on Sunday
"A smart, modern mystery"
Justine Carbery
Independent
"A novel for our times"
Irish News
"Brims with exuberant inventiveness"
Terry Eagleton
Times Literary Supplement
"Combines farce and conspiracy thriller while retaining the author’s familiar sense of detachment"
Anthony Cummins
Guardian
"Cynical but heartfelt, ... Read more