On Literature

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 Remarkably accessible and unfailingly stimulating, this collection of essays exhibits the diversity of interests and the depth of knowledge that made Umberto Eco one of the world's leading writers. Zusammenfassung Remarkably accessible and unfailingly stimulating, this collection of essays exhibits the diversity of interests and the depth of knowledge that made Umberto Eco one of the world's leading writers.

Product details

• Authors: Umberto Eco, Eco Umberto
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.01.2006
• EAN: 9780099453949
• ISBN: 978-0-09-945394-9
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Vintage Paperbacks; Vintage Paperbacks
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Prose: non-fiction, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Biography and non-fiction prose, Literature: history and criticism