Author: Umberto Eco Title: The Island of the Day Before ISBN: The Island of the Day Before – Language: English – Pages: 528 Publisher: HarperVia Publication Date: September 1, 1994 Genres: [‘Fiction’, ‘Historical Fiction’, ‘Literature’, ‘Fantasy’, ‘Italian Literature’, ‘Historical’, ‘Novels’] After a violent storm in the South Pacific in the year 1643, Roberto della Griva finds himself […]
Author: Arturo Pérez-Reverte Title: The Club Dumas ISBN: The Club Dumas – Language: English – Pages: 362 Publisher: HarperVia Publication Date: January 1, 1993 Genres: [‘Mystery’, ‘Fiction’, ‘Thriller’, ‘Historical Fiction’, ‘Books About Books’, ‘Spain’, ‘Mystery Thriller’] Lucas Corso is a book detective, a middle-aged mercenary hired to hunt down rare editions for wealthy and unscrupulous clients. When […]
Author: Günter Grass Title: The Rat ISBN: The Rat – Language: English – Pages: 384 Publisher: HarperVia Publication Date: January 1, 1986 Genres: [‘Fiction’, ‘German Literature’, ‘Germany’, ‘Classics’, ‘Literature’, ‘Nobel Prize’, ‘Novels’] A female rat engages the narrator in a series of dialogues—convincingly demonstrating to him that the rats will inherit a devastated earth. Dreams alternate with […]
Author: Umberto Eco Title: Travels In Hyperreality ISBN: Travels In Hyperreality – Language: English – Pages: 324 Publisher: HarperVia Publication Date: January 1, 1967 Genres: [‘Nonfiction’, ‘Philosophy’, ‘Essays’, ‘Cultural’, ‘Italian Literature’, ‘Theory’, ‘Sociology’] This is a collection of essays written in various times and contexts, in which Umberto Eco considers many topics: holography, wax museums, “The Return […]