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Foucault's Pendulum
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See moreThey 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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