Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana by Umberto Eco audiobook

Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana

By Umberto Eco
Read by George Guidall

Recorded Books, Recorded Books, Inc. 9780156030434

Unabridged

Format : Library CD (In Stock)
  • ISBN: 9781665014311

  • ISBN: 9798212003506

Runtime: 14.87 Hours
Category: Fiction
Audience: Adult
Language: English

Summary

Summary

Internationally bestselling author Umberto Eco is a master stylist whose books, including The Name of the Rose and Baudolino, have been savored by millions around the world. Now with The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana, Eco crafts another of the ambitious and breathtaking novels that are his trademark.

When book dealer Yambo suffers amnesia, he loses all sense of who he is, but retains memories of all the books, poems, songs and movies he has ever experienced. To reclaim his identity, he retreats to the family home and rummages through the old letters, photographs and mementos stored in the attic. Yambo’s mind swirls with thoughts, and he struggles to retrieve the one memory that may be most sacred—that of Lila Saba, his first love.

Steeped in nostalgia and filled with vivid, sometimes wondrous imagery, The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana is a magnificent addition to Eco’s literary legacy.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Brilliantly written and gorgeously illustrated… As we accompany Yambo on his trail of self-discovery, we see Umberto Eco, one of the great minds of our era, reveal a little of his heart.” Chicago Sun-Times

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Author

Author Bio: Umberto Eco

Author Bio: Umberto Eco

Umberto Eco (1932–2016) was an Italian novelist, literary critic, philosopher, semiotician, and university professor. He is best known internationally for his novel The Name of the Rose, a historical mystery combining semiotics in fiction with biblical analysis, medieval studies, and literary theory. He later wrote other novels, including Foucault’s Pendulum, The Island of the Day Before, and The Prague Cemetery. He also wrote academic texts, children’s books, and essays. He was the founder of the department of media studies at the University of the Republic of San Marino, president of the graduate school for the study of the humanities at the University of Bologna, member of the Accademia dei Lincei, and an honorary fellow of Kellogg College, Oxford. He was A co-honoree of the Kenyon Review Award for Literary Achievement in 2005.

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Available Formats : Library CD, MP3 CD
Category: Fiction
Runtime: 14.87
Audience: Adult
Language: English