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Bored with their work, three Milanese editors cook up "the Plan," a hoax that connects the medieval Knights Templar with other occult groups from ancient to modern times. This produces a map indicating the geographical point from which all the powers of the earth can be controlled—a point located in Paris, France, at Foucault’s Pendulum. But in a fateful turn the joke becomes all too real, and when occult groups, including Satanists, get wind of the Plan, they go so far as to kill one of the editors in their quest to gain control of the earth.
Orchestrating these and other diverse characters into his multilayered semiotic adventure, Eco has created a superb cerebral entertainment.
Orchestrating these and other diverse characters into his multilayered semiotic adventure, Eco has created a superb cerebral entertainment.
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3 stars 2 stars 1 star - Paperback 640 Pages
- Edition: Reprint
- ISBN-10: 015603297X
- ISBN-13: 9780156032971
- Publisher: Harvest Books
- Pub date: Mar 05, 2007
- Dimensions: 20 cm x 13 cm x 3 cm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette and Others
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One of the densest, most intellectually challenging books I've ever read. Eco is all across the map, both figuratively and literally. Knights Templar, medieval conspiracies, occult societies, WWII Italy, 1980's computers, and much, much more. Providing that you can decipher the extremely dense ideas ... Continue
One of the densest, most intellectually challenging books I've ever read. Eco is all across the map, both figuratively and literally. Knights Templar, medieval conspiracies, occult societies, WWII Italy, 1980's computers, and much, much more. Providing that you can decipher the extremely dense ideas and frequent historical and literary allusions, it's an extremely rewarding read. Beware of frequent titles and quotations in a variety of languages with no translations.