{"product_id":"inventing-the-enemy-and-other-occasional-writings-paperback","title":"Inventing the Enemy: And Other Occasional Writings - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUmberto Eco\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\" -- \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInventing the Enemy\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eThe Prague Cemetery\u003c\/em\u003e -- every country needs an enemy, and if it doesn't have one, must invent it -- to a discussion of ideas that have inspired his earlier novels (and in the process he takes us on an exploration of lost islands, mythical realms, and the medieval world); from indignant reviews of James Joyce's \u003cem\u003eUlysses \u003c\/em\u003eby fascist journalists of the 1920s and 1930s, to an examination of Saint Thomas Aquinas's notions about the soul of an unborn child, to censorship and violence and WikiLeaks. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese are essays full of passion, curiosity, and obsession by one of the world's most esteemed scholars and critically acclaimed, best-selling novelists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"True wit and wisdom coexist with fierce scholarship inside Umberto Eco, a writer who actually knows a thing or two about being truly human.\" -- \u003cem\u003eBuffalo News\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Thought provoking . . . nuanced . . . the collection amply shows off Eco's sophisticated, agile mind.\" --\u003cem\u003e Publishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderscores 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. \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInventing the Enemy\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Prague Cemetery\u003c\/i\u003e every country needs an enemy, and if it doesn t have one, must invent it to a discussion of ideas that have inspired his earlier novels, taking us on an exploration of lost islands, mythical realms, and the medieval world; from indignant reviews of James Joyce s \u003ci\u003eUlysses \u003c\/i\u003eby fascist journalists of the 1920s and 1930s, to an examination of Saint Thomas Aquinas s notions about the soul of an unborn child, to censorship and violence and WikiLeaks. \u003cbr\u003eThese are essays full of passion, curiosity, and obsession by one of the world s most esteemed scholars and critically acclaimed, best-selling novelists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e True wit and wisdom coexist with fierce scholarship inside Umberto Eco, a writer who actually knows a thing or two about being truly human. \u003ci\u003eBuffalo News\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Thought provoking . . . nuanced . . . the collection amply shows off Eco's sophisticated, agile mind.\" \u003ci\u003e Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e[AU PHOTO] UMBERTO ECO is the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, including the best-selling novels \u003ci\u003eThe Prague Cemetery\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Name of the Ros\u003c\/i\u003ee, and \u003ci\u003eFoucault s Pendulum\u003c\/i\u003e and many collections of essays. A semiotician, philosopher, medievalist, and for many years a professor at the University of Bologna, Eco is now president of the Scuola Superiore di Studi Umanistici there. He lives in Milan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eUMBERTO ECO is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Prague Cemetery\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Name of the Rose, \u003c\/i\u003e and numerous collections of essays. Formerly a professor of semiotics at the University of Bologna, he is now president of the Scuola Superiore de Studi Umanistici in Bologna.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47453263855794,"sku":"9780544104686","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/69599d0df9aefdbdc118ea82d33a9f36.webp?v=1778825394","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/inventing-the-enemy-and-other-occasional-writings-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}