Name of the Rose (Eco Umberto)(Paperback / softback)

Name of the Rose (Eco Umberto)(Paperback / softback)

Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate.When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William turns

Name of the Rose (Eco Umberto)(Paperback / softback)

Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. But his delicate mission is overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths. He collects evidence, deciphers secret symbols and digs into the eerie labyrinth of the abbey where

Kant And The Platypus (Eco Umberto)(Paperback / softback)

Umberto Eco undertakes a series of idiosyncratic and typically brilliant explorations, starting from the perceived data of common sense, from which flow an abundance of 'stories' or fables, often with animals as protagonists, to expound a clear critique of Kant, Heidegger and

Chronicles of a Liquid Society (Eco Umberto)(Paperback / softback)

Serendipities - Language And Lunacy (Eco Prof Umberto)(Paperback / softback)

The extraordinary historical consequences of errors and fictional

Foucault's Pendulum (Eco Umberto)(Paperback / softback)

Three book editors, jaded by reading far too many crackpot manuscripts on the mystic and the occult, are inspired by an extraordinary conspiracy story told to them by a strange colonel to have some fun. They start feeding random bits of information into a powerful computer capable of inventing

Faith in Fakes (Eco Umberto)(Paperback / softback)

Holography, wax museums, the secret meaning of spectator sports, Superman and the intellectual effects of over-tight jeans are just a few of the subjects covered in this collection of witty, entertaining and thought-provoking delights from Umberto Eco, celebrated author of The Name of the

On the Shoulders of Giants (Eco Umberto)(Pevná vazba)

The final collection 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

Inventing the Enemy (Eco Umberto)(Paperback / softback)

Covers a range of topics on which the author has written and lectured over the years. This book explores lost islands, mythical realms, and the medieval world in the process - to a disquisition on the theme that runs through his novel, 'The Prague

Five Moral Pieces (Eco Umberto)(Paperback / softback)

Embracing the web of multi-culturalism that has become a fact of contemporary life from New York to New Delhi, Eco argues that we are more connected to people of other traditions and customs than ever before, making tolerance the ultimate value in today's

A Theory of Semiotics (Eco Umberto)(Paperback)

' . . . the greatest contribution to [semiotics] since the pioneering work of C. S. Peirce and Charles Morris.' --Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism' . . . draws on philosophy, linguistics, sociology, anthropology and aesthetics and refers to a wide range of scholarship . . . raises many

Misreadings (Eco Umberto)(Paperback)

Satirical essays in which Eco pokes fun at the oversophisticated, the overacademic, and the overintellectual and makes penetrating comments about our modern mass culture and the elitist avant-garde. A scintillating collection of writings (Los Angeles Times). Translated by William Weaver. A Helen

Rose Blanche (McEwan Ian)(Paperback / softback)

Rose Blanche was the name of a group of young German citizens who, at their peril, protested against the war. Until the tide of the war turns and soldiers in different uniforms stream in from the East, and Rose and the imprisoned children disappear for ever

Five Moral Pieces (Eco Umberto)(Paperback)

Embracing the web of multiculturalism that has become a fact of contemporary life from New York to New Delhi, Eco argues that we are more connected to people of other traditions and customs than ever before, making tolerance the ultimate value in today's world. What good does war do in a world

Letters 1941-1985 (Calvino Italo)(Paperback / softback)

The author was a masterful letter writer whose correspondents included Umberto Eco, Primo Levi, Gore Vidal and Pier Paolo Pasolini. This book offers a collection of his

Semiotics and the Philosophy of Language (Eco Umberto)(Paperback)

'Eco wittily and enchantingly develops themes often touched on in his previous works, but he delves deeper into their complex nature . . . this collection can be read with pleasure by those unversed in semiotic theory.' --Times Literary

The Role of the Reader: Explorations in the Semiotics of Texts (Eco Umberto)(Paperback)

' . . . not merely interesting and novel, but also exceedingly provocative and heuristically fertile.' --The Review of Metaphysics' . . . essential reading for anyone interesting in . . . the new reader-centered forms of criticism.' --Library JournalIn this erudite and imaginative book, Umberto Eco

The Sign of Three: Dupin, Holmes, Peirce (Eco Umberto)(Paperback)

' . . . fascinating throughout. . . . the book is recreative in the highest sense.' --Arthur C. Danto, The New Republic'A gem for Holmes fans and armchair detectives with a penchant for logical reflection, and Peirce scholars.' --Library

Baudolino (Eco Umberto)(Paperback / softback)

It is April 1204, and Constantinople, the splendid capital of the Byzantine Empire, is being sacked and burned by the knights of the Fourth Crusade. Amid the carnage and confusion, one Baudolino saves a Byzantine historian and high court official from certain death at the hands of the crusading

How to Write a Thesis (Eco Umberto)(Paperback)

The Shadow of the Wind (Zafon Carlos Ruiz)(Paperback)

Gabriel Garc a M rquez meets Umberto Eco meets Jorge Luis Borges for a sprawling magic show.--The New York Times Book Review One gorgeous read. --Stephen KingA New York Times Bestseller Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, and Daniel, an antiquarian book

Chronicles of a Liquid Society (Eco Umberto)(Paperback)

A posthumous collection of essays by internationally renowned essayist, literary critic, philosopher, and author of The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco. In this, Umberto Eco's final collection of works, the celebrated essayist and novelist observes the changing world around him with irrepressible

The Limits of Interpretation (Eco Umberto)(Paperback)

'Eco's essays read like letters from a friend, trying to share something he loves with someone he likes. . . . Read this brilliant, enjoyable, and possibly revolutionary book.' --George J. Leonard, San Francisco Review of Books' . . . a wealth of insight and instruction.' --J. O. Tate, National

Prague Cemetery (Eco Umberto)(Paperback)

Nineteenth-century Europe - from Turin to Prague to Paris - abounds with the ghastly and the mysterious. Conspiracies rule history. Jesuits plot against Freemasons. Italian republicans strangle priests with their own intestines. French criminals plan bombings by day and celebrate Black Masses at