Chronicles of a Liquid Society

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext Umberto Eco was an international cultural superstar. A celebrated essayist as well as novelist, in this, his last collection, he explores many aspects of the modern world with irrepressible curiosity and wisdom written in his uniquely ironic voice. Written by Eco as articles for his regular column in l'Espresso magazine, he brings his dazzling erudition, incisiveness and keen sense of the everyday to bear on topics such as popular culture and politics, unbridled individualism, conspiracies, the old and the young, mobile phones, mass media, racism, good manners and the crisis in ideological values. It is a final gift to his readers - astute, witty and illuminating. Zusammenfassung Discover the final book from one of Europe's cultural giants. In this entertaining collection of essays about the modern world the celebrated author of The Name of the Rose explores everything from unbridled individualism to mobile phones. 'He brilliantly exposes all that is absurd and paradoxical in contemporary behaviour. Eco's irony is disarming, his cleverness dazzling' Guardian 'Eco has left us an intelligent, intriguing, and often hilariously incisive set of observations on contemporary follies and changing mores ' Publisher's Weekly

Product details

• Authors: Umberto Eco, Eco Umberto
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781784705206
• ISBN: 978-1-78470-520-6
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Non-fiction book; Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Political Ideologies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, Society & culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Conspiracy Theories, Social discrimination & inequality, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, Society and culture: general, Social discrimination and equal treatment, Conspiracy Theories, Political ideologies and movements