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Faith in Fakes

Umberto Eco William Weaver

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Italian
Minerva
01 August 1995
'There is enough liveliness here, and enough imaginative suggestiveness, to keep the reader furiously entertained' - Sunday Times

Holography, wax museums, the secret meaning of spectator sports, Superman and the intellectual effects of over-tight jeans are just a few of the subjects covered in this collection of witty, entertaining and thought-provoking delights from Umberto Eco, celebrated author of The Name of the Rose.
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Imprint:   Minerva
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Height: 196mm,  Width: 130mm,  Spine: 21mm
Weight:   228g
ISBN:   9780749396282
ISBN 10:   0749396288
Pages:   316
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Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  ELT Advanced ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Reviews for Faith in Fakes

"In the age of innumerable populist polymaths, Eco is the exception, a commentator who makes sense of what so often seems senseless. All the more reason to read him * Time Out * That he can write with equal agility on such subjects as the World Cup, St Thomas Aquinas, and how the wearing of tight blue jeans constricts the interior life as well as the body...in a a style that is both serious and diverting, is an achievement unparalleled in British journalism * New Statesman * There is enough liveliness here, and enough imaginative suggestiveness, to keep the reader furiously entertained * Sunday Times * A scintillating collection of writings by one of the most influential thinkers of our time * Los Angeles Times * Eco is...a highly entertaining and perceptive ""decoder"" of the world * Times Literary Supplement *"


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