Inventing the Enemy

by	Richard Dixon, Umberto Eco

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The final collection of essays from the internationally acclaimed and bestselling author of The Name of the Rose and The Prague Cemetery, on the subjects of art and culture.In this collection of essays we find Umberto Eco’s perennial areas of interest explored in a lively and engaging style, accompanied by beautiful reproductions of the art he discusses. In these wide-ranging pieces he explores the roots of our civilization, changing ideas of beauty, our obsession with conspiracies and the emblematic heroes of the great narrative, amongst other fascinating topics.Umberto Eco was one of the most influential, and entertaining, intellectuals of the last century, as well as being a critically acclaimed and bestselling writer of both fiction and non-fiction.

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Weight	0.213 kg
Dimensions	1.8 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm
by	Richard Dixon, Umberto Eco
Format	Paperback
Language	English
Pages	240
Publisher	Random House
Year Published	2013-9-5
Imprint	Vintage
Publication City/Country	London, United Kingdom
ISBN 10	0099553945
About The Author	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.
	Whether discussing the relationship between our knowledge and God, abortion, stem cells, embryos, the right to life, or reviews of James Joyce’s Ulysses by fascist journalists of the 1920s and 1930s, this collection gleams with clarity, depth and wisdom
Other text	For the sheer depth and clarity of his learning and wisdom, Eco has no living rival

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