That and an impish delight in human intellectual foible. As ever, he cautions us not believe everything we read, but also to never abandon the quest of truths. The twists and turns are alternately funny, frustrating, and horrific. It is a device for other purposes and the staff of journalists hired to produce it give us a view of what goes on in "editorial meetings." One of them is chasing a theory that Mussolini survived WWII. His last novel, Numero Zero, while briefer than his usual forays, engages completely another facet of the underside of public discourse by way of the creation of a newspaper which is never intended to see print. Numero Zero by Umberto Eco review satire with a serious bent Umberto Eco’s new novel combines farce and conspiracy thriller while retaining the author’s familiar sense of detachment Anthony. Foucault's Pendulum was a complete autopsy of the dangers and absurdities of too close an engagement with presumed occultisms, secret histories, and the pseudo-intellectual obsessives and political adventurers who derive their purpose in life from such things. In essays and a series of novels he has shown us repeatedly how false assumptions can lead to catastrophe, especially in the area of conspiracy. New York Times Book Review One of the most influential thinkers of our time. Eco has been a voice of profound common sense since he began publishing.
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