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Foucault's Pendulum

By Umberto Eco
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Foucault's Pendulum is a complex novel that follows three Milanese publishers who, after creating a fictional conspiracy for a game, find themselves entangled in a real-life mystery involving ancient secrets and secret societies. Their intellectual game spirals into chaos as the lines between fact and fiction blur. The story is rich with historical and philosophical insights, challenging readers to question the nature of reality and human belief systems.
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You might enjoy this captivating novel if you appreciate a complex intellectual puzzle filled with historical, philosophical, and mystical elements. It's perfect for those who are intrigued by conspiracy theories, secret societies, and the interplay between knowledge, power, and the human need for meaning. This richly layered narrative beckons you to uncover hidden connections and question reality itself.

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They start feeding random bits of information into a powerful computer capable of inventing connections between the entries, thinking they are creating nothing more than an amusing game, but then their game starts to take over, the deaths start mounting, and they are forced into a frantic search for the truth

As brilliant and quirky as THE NAME OF THE ROSE, as mischievous and wide-raning....A virtuoso performance

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A brilliantly executed intellectual detective story from the author of international best seller The Name of the Rose.

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 connections between the entries, thinking they are creating nothing more than an amusing game.

But then their game starts to take over, the deaths start mounting, and they are forced into a frantic search for the truth.

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Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco is praised as a brilliant and funny work that offers a wealth of knowledge on diverse topics, including numerology and sewers. It is seen as an intricate, absorbing, and deeper novel than The Name of the Rose. Critics highlight it as an intellectual adventure, filled with thrilling arcs reminiscent of Raiders of the Lost Ark, with passages of brilliance that showcase Eco's literary mastery.

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ISBN: 9780099287155

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 June 2001

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage

Contributors:

  • Translated by William Weaver
  • Translated by William Weaver

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 33.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 480g

Pages: 656

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About the Author

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.

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