The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana
by Umberto Eco
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Author: Umberto EcoTranslator: Geoffrey Brock
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2006-06-05
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 480
Publisher: Harvest Books
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Book Review: Finally something equal to The Name of the Rose
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been fowllowing the author's books since my early teens, when I first came upon The Name of the Rose in my uncle's library. It was a hard read for me at the time, but it made a big impression on me. Several years later I bought my own copy and reread the book, to decide it would be forever in my top 10 list. I have read all Eco books since then, always hoping to find something equally great. Unfortunately, I was always disappointed. I have never come across a bad book of the author, but they just could not compare. Then, a few days ago I came upon The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana. And finally, I had one more book I just could not put down. The subject is a little "hard", a middle-aged Italian trying to recover his memory by scanning through his childhood books and mementos, practically reliving his childhood years and attempting to rediscover himslef. Maybe it will be a little foreign to people not familiar with post-WW2 european history, but I still highly recommended. At some point around the middle of the book, I thought it would get tiresome, and then a great twist in the plot and my attentions is completely captured again. Eco at his best.
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