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Faith in Fakes
Umberto Eco
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Description for Faith in Fakes
Paperback. The author of "The Name of the Rose" considers a wide range of topics, from "Superman" and "Casablanca", Federico Fellini and Michelangelo Antonioni, Jim Jones and mass suicide, and Woody Allen, to pop festivals and football, and not least the social and personal implications of tight jeans. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 232.
Holography, wax museums, the secret meaning of spectator sports, Superman and the intellectual effects of over-tight jeans are just a few of the subjects covered in this collection of witty, entertaining and thought-provoking delights from Umberto Eco, celebrated author of The Name of the Rose.
Holography, wax museums, the secret meaning of spectator sports, Superman and the intellectual effects of over-tight jeans are just a few of the subjects covered in this collection of witty, entertaining and thought-provoking delights from Umberto Eco, celebrated author of The Name of the Rose.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780749396282
SKU
V9780749396282
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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 Faith in Fakes
In the age of innumerable populist polymaths, Eco is the exception, a commentator who makes sense of what so often seems senseless. All the more reason to read him
Time Out
That he can write with equal agility on such subjects as the World Cup, St Thomas Aquinas, and how the wearing of tight blue jeans ... Read more
Time Out
That he can write with equal agility on such subjects as the World Cup, St Thomas Aquinas, and how the wearing of tight blue jeans ... Read more