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Foucault's Pendulum
Umberto Eco
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Description for Foucault's Pendulum
Paperback. This novel by the author of "The Name of the Rose" follows that book's format of a complex intellectual thriller. The plot ranges back and forth through the centuries, full of arcane knowledge, secret societies, love, death, passion and perversion. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 474.
Three book editors, jaded by reading far too many crackpot manuscripts on the mystic and the occult, are inspired by an extraordinary conspiracy story told to them by a strange colonel to have some fun. They start feeding random bits of information into a powerful computer capable of inventing connections between the entries, thinking they are creating nothing more than an amusing game, but then their game starts to take over, the deaths start mounting, and they are forced into a frantic search for the truth
Three book editors, jaded by reading far too many crackpot manuscripts on the mystic and the occult, are inspired by an extraordinary conspiracy story told to them by a strange colonel to have some fun. They start feeding random bits of information into a powerful computer capable of inventing connections between the entries, thinking they are creating nothing more than an amusing game, but then their game starts to take over, the deaths start mounting, and they are forced into a frantic search for the truth
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Weight
470 g
Number of Pages
656
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099287155
SKU
V9780099287155
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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 Foucault's Pendulum
Brilliant, funny, encompassing everything you ever wanted to know about practically everything (including numerology, James Bond's foes, and the construction of sewers), this book is both extraordinarily learned and well plotted.
Sunday Times
Endlessly diverting... Even more intricate and absorbing than his international bestseller The Name of the Rose.
Time
Brilliant... A novel that is deeper ... Read more
Sunday Times
Endlessly diverting... Even more intricate and absorbing than his international bestseller The Name of the Rose.
Time
Brilliant... A novel that is deeper ... Read more