{"product_id":"prague-cemetery-paperback","title":"Prague Cemetery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUmberto Eco\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard Dixon\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Prague Cemetery\u003c\/em\u003e is the #1 international bestselling historical novel from the award-winning and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Name of the Rose, \u003c\/em\u003e Umberto Eco.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNineteenth-century Europe--from Turin to Prague to Paris--abounds with the ghastly and the mysterious. Jesuits plot against Freemasons. Italian republicans strangle priests with their own intestines. French criminals plan bombings by day and celebrate Black Masses at night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery nation has its own secret service, perpetrating forgeries, plots, and massacres. Conspiracies rule history. From the unification of Italy to the Paris Commune to the Dreyfus Affair to \u003cem\u003eThe Protocols of the Elders of Zion, \u003c\/em\u003e Europe is in tumult and everyone needs a scapegoat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what if behind all of these conspiracies, both real and imagined, lay one lone man?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Choreographed by a truth that is itself so strange a novelist need hardly expand on it to produce a wondrous tale. . . . Eco is to be applauded for bringing this stranger-than-fiction truth vividly to life.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNineteenth-century Europe--from Turin to Prague to Paris--abounds with the ghastly and the mysterious. Jesuits plot against Freemasons. Italian republicans strangle priests with their own intestines. French criminals plan bombings by day and celebrate Black Masses at night. Every nation has its own secret service, perpetrating forgeries, plots, and massacres. Conspiracies rule history. From the unification of Italy to the Paris Commune to the Dreyfus Affair to \"The Protocols of the Elders of Zion,\" Europe is in tumult and everyone needs a scapegoat. But what if, behind all of these conspiracies, both real and imagined, lay one lone man? What if that evil genius created the world's most infamous document?\u003cbr\u003e Umberto Eco takes his readers on a remarkable journey through the underbelly of world-shattering events. Here is Eco at his most exciting, a book immediately hailed as a masterpiece. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe #1 international bestseller, from Umberto Eco, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Name of the Rose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Vintage Eco . . . the book is a triumph. \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNineteenth-century Europe from Turin to Prague to Paris abounds with the ghastly and the mysterious. Jesuits plot against Freemasons. Italian republicans strangle priests with their own intestines. French criminals plan bombings by day and celebrate Black Masses at night. Every nation has its own secret service, perpetrating forgeries, plots, and massacres. Conspiracies rule history. From the unification of Italy to the Paris Commune to the Dreyfus Affair to The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, Europe is in tumult and everyone needs a scapegoat. But what if, behind all of these conspiracies, both real and imagined, lay one lone man? \u003cbr\u003e [Eco] demonstrates once again that his is a voice that compels our attention \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Choreographed by a truth that is itself so strange a novelist need hardly expand on it to produce a wondrous tale . . . Eco is to be applauded for bringing this stranger-than-fiction truth vividly to life. \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Classic Eco, with a difference. \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e[author photo] UMBERTO ECO is the author of six best-selling novels and numerous collections of essays. A professor of semiotics at the University of Bologna, he lives in Italy.\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUmberto Eco\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of six best-selling novels and numerous collections of essays. A professor of semiotics at the University of Bologna, he lives in Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.09 x 7.98 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 04, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694324650047,"sku":"9780547844206","price":19.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e38c423d4ff1b09f47cbffe7b348fa26.webp?v=1765001270","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/prague-cemetery-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}