The Mysterious Flame Of Queen Loana

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Description

In this fascinating, abundant new novel from the incomparable Eco, Yambo, a rare-book dealer, has suffered a bizarre form of memory loss. He can remember every book he ever read but nothing about his own life. In an effort to retrieve his past, he withdraws into his old family home and searches through boxes of old newspapers, comics, records, photo albums and diaries kept in the attic. And so Yambo relives his youth: Mussolini, Catholic education, Josephine Baker, Flash Gordon, Fred Astaire. His memories run wild, and life racing before his eyes takes the form of a graphic novel. Yambo struggles through the flames to capture one simple, innocent image, that of his first love.

Additional information

Weight 0.382 kg
Dimensions 3 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm
by

Format

Paperback

Language

Pages

464

Publisher

Year Published

2006-6-1

Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

0099481375

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.

Confirms Eco as an outstanding writer of philosophy dressed as fiction

Other text

As always with Eco, there is much to admire

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