on literature (first printing; signed)

Eco, Umberto

ISBN 10: 0151008124 / ISBN 13: 9780151008124

Published by Harcourt Inc., New York, NY, 2004

About this Item

A very fine copy that is unread. First USA edition and first printing, signed on the title page. Scarce signed and in AS NEW condition. Signing event provenance laid in.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: on literature (first printing; signed)
• Publisher: Harcourt Inc., New York, NY
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0151008124
• ISBN 13: 9780151008124
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

In this collection of essays and addresses delivered over the course of his illustrious career, Umberto Eco seeks "to understand the chemistry of [his] passion" for the word. From musings on Ptolemy and "the force of the false" to reflections on the experimental writing of Borges and Joyce, Eco's luminous intelligence and encyclopedic knowledge are on dazzling display throughout. And when he reveals his own ambitions and superstitions, his authorial anxieties and fears, one feels like a secret sharer in the garden of literature to which he so often alludes.
Remarkably accessible and unfailingly stimulating, this collection exhibits the diversity of interests and the depth of knowledge that have made Eco one of the world's leading writers.

About the Author

Umberto Eco is a professor of semiotics at the University of Bologna and the bestselling author of Baudolino, The Name of the Rose, and numerous novels and essays. He lives in Milan.