Foucault's Pendulum - Couverture souple

Eco, Umberto

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 015603297X ISBN 13 : 9780156032971

Editeur : Mariner Books, 2007

Synopsis

Foucault's Pendulum Three Milan editors, who have spent much time rewriting crackpot manuscripts on the occult, decide to have a little fun. Their plan encompasses the secrets of the solar system, Satanic initiation rites, and Brazilian voodoo. A terrific joke--until people begin to disappear. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Bored with their work, three Milanese editors cook up "the Plan," a hoax that connects the medieval Knights Templar with other occult groups from ancient to modern times. This produces a map indicating the geographical point from which all the powers of the earth can be controlled?a point located in Paris, France, at Foucault?s Pendulum. But in a fateful turn the joke becomes all too real, and when occult groups, including Satanists, get wind of the Plan, they go so far as to kill one of the editors in their quest to gain control of the earth.

Orchestrating these and other diverse characters into his multilayered semiotic adventure, Eco has created a superb cerebral entertainment.

Biographie de l'auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mariner Books
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 015603297X
• ISBN 13: 9780156032971
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 640