Any book by Umberto Eco is the subject of widespread interest and review coverage By the author of the worldwide bestseller THE NAME OF THE ROSE 'Umberto Eco is a polymath to an extent most will regard as practically inhuman' Frank Kermode, NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS 'Packed with intellectual meat, curious learning, strange clever connections...A small treasure of a book' Malcolm Bradbury, INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'A thought-provoking and entertaining little book' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'The unpredictable brilliance of his discussion will excite anyone interested in the history of languages and ideas' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
Umberto Eco is Professor of Semiotics at the University of Bologna and one of the world's most famous -- and admired -- writers.
"Examines, with wit and elegance, some of the many cases in which a
mistaken belief has led to a sound result . . . Delightful."-The
Atlantic Monthly
"Rich in historical anecdotes . . . Throughout, his treatments are
informative, intellectually sophisticated, and thoroughly
entertaining."-Library Journal
"Examines, with wit and elegance, some of the many cases in which a
mistaken belief has led to a sound result . . . Delightful."-The
Atlantic Monthly
"Rich in historical anecdotes . . . Throughout, his treatments are
informative, intellectually sophisticated, and thoroughly
entertaining."-Library Journal
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