Travels in Hyperreality: Essays
by Umberto Eco
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- ISBN 10
- 0151910790
- ISBN 13
- 9780151910793
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Umberto Eco (1932-2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator In English, he is best known for his popular 1980 novel The Name of the Rose, a historical mystery combining semiotics in fiction with biblical analysis, medieval studies and literary theory, as well as Foucault's Pendulum, his 1988 novel which touches on similar themes
Signed by author on the half title Near fine in gray paper boards with burgundy cloth spine and silver titles on the spine Slight bumping at spine ends and ink line on bottom edge No other marks or damage Near fine unclipped DJ has very slight edge wear Near fine/near fine
307 pp.Synopsis
Eco displays in these essays the same wit, learning, and lively intelligence that delighted readers of The Name of the Rose and Foucault’s Pendulum. His range is wide, and his insights are acute, frequently ironic, and often downright funny. Translated by William Weaver. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
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- Stanley Louis Remarkable Books (IOBA) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AA1893
- Title
- Travels in Hyperreality: Essays
- Author
- Umberto Eco
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First US edition, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0151910790
- ISBN 13
- 9780151910793
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- San Diego
- Date Published
- 1986
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