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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

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

There is enough liveliness here, and enough imaginative suggestiveness, to keep the reader furiously entertained

A scintillating collection of writings by one of the most influential thinkers of our time

Eco is...a highly entertaining and perceptive "decoder" of the world

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.

‘There is enough liveliness here, and enough imaginative suggestiveness, to keep the reader furiously entertained’ - Sunday Times

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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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

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

There is enough liveliness here, and enough imaginative suggestiveness, to keep the reader furiously entertained

A scintillating collection of writings by one of the most influential thinkers of our time

Eco is...a highly entertaining and perceptive "decoder" of the world

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