Umberto Eco is a world-renowned writer of fiction, essays, and academic treatises. Among his best-selling novels are The Name of the Rose, Foucault’s Pendulum, and The Prague Cemetery.
"Umberto Eco takes us on a wonderful illustrated journey through
the lands of myth and invention, showing us their inhabitants, the
passions that move them, their heroes and antagonists, and, most of
all, the importance they hold for us. Eco explores the enduring
human need to seek refuge in the beautiful places of literature and
folklore, examing along the way both epic poets and contemporary
storytellers who have drawn--and stretched--the boundaries of our
emotions, dreams, worries, and ideals." -i-ItalyNY Magazine
"A book for people who, as children, pored gleefully over the maps
of Oz and Earthsea, an atlas of the most surreal and fabulous
imaginary places you've never been." -SFGate
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