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    The Prague Cemetery (Hardback) By (author) Umberto Eco, Translated by Richard Dixon

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    Short Description for The Prague CemeteryNineteenth-century Europe - from Turin to Prague to Paris - abounds with the ghastly and the mysterious. Conspiracies rule history. Jesuits plot against Freemasons. Italian republicans strangle priests with their own intestines. French criminals plan bombings by day and celebrate black masses at night.
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  • Do you trust me? Eco's last game... and masterpiece.4

    Elena From my blog: http://booksandreviews.wordpress.com

    I came across Umberto Eco's literary theories during my second year in college. After that, I could not but admire this god-like man (in literary terms) so, after I saw The Prague Cemetery plot it just felt right to read it.

    First of all, I have to say the book has 500 pages, but it makes easy reading. There are three narrators in the 1897 Parisian setting: the narrator (a man who has found the document we are actually reading and who adds his own notes and modifications from a supposed future), the main character, captain Simonini and a friar. Simonini is a mystery himself and so is his past, his present and also his future, adding more tension to the plot that covers his whole life. So, if you've ever studied literature, Eco is playing with the levels of fiction and the trust we put as readers into the narrator: can be trust Simonini's words? and what about the man reporting and modifying the document?

    The Prague Cemetery is a historic novel, full of suspense and tension. It is enriched by the uncountable references to places, art, books, people, wars, buildings, dishes, behaviour, politics... everything! Umberto Eco proves once again his mastery at almost any field making the book suitable for an enormous range of readers. It doesn't matter if you like literature, history, art or even cooking. You will like this book. However, the references may complicate the plot too much and you might get lost, so, I recommend taking some notes while reading. by Elena

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