Umberto Eco: Prague Cemetery 2

*The Prague Cemetery* is a new full-length novel presented for the first time in six years by Umberto Eco, an intellectual of our time who defies definition as a thinker, semiotician, philosopher, historian, aesthetician, and novelist. The author, who has long explored the mechanisms of falsehood and why people fall for obvious lies while delivering sharp criticism of the lies of power, has distilled his research and practice into this work. Through the character of Simonini, who stands at the center of lies and conspiracies, the novel reveals how conspiracy theories are produced and spread amidst the political turmoil of 19th-century Europe. Fifty-nine illustrations depicting the era are placed throughout the book, most of which were selected from the author's own personal collection. Simone Simonini hates everything visible to the eye; the only thing he loves is delicious food. One day, realizing that he does not know who he is, he begins writing a diary to recall his past, and his ugly life—in which he committed any act without hesitation for his own benefit—is reconstructed day by day. Simonini, who has constantly shifted his stance depending on the political climate and circumstances while fabricating lies and conspiracies. Finally, he approaches the shocking event that plunged him into amnesia…

Korean title: 프라하의 묘지 2

Korean author: 움베르토 에코

Korean publisher: 열린책들

ISBN-13: 9788932916095