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Inventing the Enemy: And Other Occasional Writings

Paperback • 2013 • English

Inventing the Enemy: And Other Occasional Writings

By Umberto Eco

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About the book

"Underscores the writer's profound erudition, lively wit, and passion for ideas of all shapes and sizes . . . Eco's pleasure in such explorations is obvious and contagious." -- Booklist Inventing the Enemy covers a wide range of topics on which Eco has written and lectured over the past ten years: from a disquisition on the theme that runs through his recent novel The Prague Cemetery -- every country needs an enemy, and if it doesn't have one, must invent it -- to a discussion of ideas that ...Show more

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ISBN

9780544104686

Publisher

Mariner Books

Published year

2013

Language

English

Original title

Inventing the Enemy: And Other Occasional Writings

Format

Paperback

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