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Synopsis
After his heart attack, Milanese bookseller Yambo Battista's memory for the events of his life utterly deserts him: even his name is gone. All that's left is the culture, pop and otherwise, he has absorbed over his 60+ years--including every book he has ever read--and an elusive thread that ties him to Lila Saba, his first love, with whom he plans to reunite. Then he has another attack, which brings his memory back. Umberto Eco's fantastic tale is, as usual, richly embellished with his remarkable erudition, which extends beyond literary and intellectual concerns to such pop icons as Flash Gordon and Captain Kirk.
| Size | | Length: | 469 pages | | Height: | 7.8 in | | Width: | 5.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 18.4 oz |
Industry Reviews
"[T]he celebrated Italian polymath's fifth erudite doorstopper....A head-spinning tour through the corridors of history and popular culture, and one of this sly entertainer's liveliest yet."
Kirkus (02/15/2005)
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