2007-03-27 06:32:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Please explain why.
2007-03-27 06:37:16 · update #1
"Name of the Rose"
This is wonderful book that combines history and religion, some of the most critical arguments of monastic and political life of Italy, and weaves it together with a murder mystery. The book is well crafted and it's sad that the movie, although I love dear Sean Connery, made a total hash of it.
One can really get a sense of the time and the lifestyle of monks, their beliefs and their challenges from this novel. It's terrific and you've reminded me that I need to go back and re-read it for the third time!
2007-03-27 06:36:23 · answer #1 · answered by John B 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Foucalt's Pendulum - because it gets right into the "mind" of the conspiracy nuts which seem to litter life and the internet. He deals with them as obsessives, relying on random facts and suppositions to spin a world theory which a few hours of research by the only sensible character shows to be rubbish. A fact the conspirators once knew but lost sight of.
2007-03-27 13:58:55 · answer #2 · answered by Sairey G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with all of you. I just love them all! If they're signed Umberto Eco, I read them!
2007-03-27 19:25:40 · answer #3 · answered by Sabrina(Susananita) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Name of the Rose"
The history was eloquently brought to life, the characters were real and immediate, and the mystery was complex and challenging. I wanted to read every page, and I was disappointed when the book finally ended.
2007-03-27 13:46:00 · answer #4 · answered by Jarien 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"How I traveled with a salmon"-essays published in Italian papers between 85-88. It`s fantastic, witty, sarcastic, humorous...I laughed in bed (reading it) for hours...
Although, his best novel is "The name of the rose" .....
2007-03-27 13:42:35 · answer #5 · answered by Romentari 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋