Foucault's Pendulum

Umberto Eco, William Weaver

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Vintage
06 July 2001

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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

By: Umberto Eco
Translated by: William Weaver
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 480g
ISBN: 9780099287155
ISBN 10: 0099287153
Pages: 652
Publication Date: 06 July 2001
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Umberto Eco is Professor of Semiotics at the University of Bologna and enjoys an international reputation as a philosopher, historian, literary critic and novelist. He lives in Milan.

Reviews for Foucault's Pendulum

Complexity, intrigue, and history galore as three Milan publishers feed reams of ancient occult information into their computer and people start disappearing... Another labyrinthine, addictive read from the author of The Name of the Rose. (Kirkus UK)