{"product_id":"inventing-the-enemy-umberto-eco-9780544104686","title":"Inventing the Enemy: And Other Occasional Writings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe final collection from the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Name of the Rose \u003c\/em\u003eand one of the most\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003einfluential, and entertaining, intellectuals of the last century--essays full of passion, curiosity, and obsession.\u003c\/strong\u003e\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe essays in\u003cem\u003e Inventing the Enemy\u003c\/em\u003e cover a wide range of topics on which Eco wrote and lectured, including a disquisition on the theme that runs through his novel \u003cem\u003eThe Prague Cemetery\u003c\/em\u003e--every country needs an enemy, and if it doesn't have one, must invent it; a discussion of ideas that inspired his earlier novels (and in the process he takes us on an exploration of lost islands, mythical realms, and the medieval world); an examination of Saint Thomas Aquinas's notions about the soul of an unborn child; and censorship, violence, and WikiLeaks.\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.\" --\u003cem\u003eBuffalo News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Thought provoking . . . nuanced . . . the collection amply shows off Eco's sophisticated, agile mind.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Umberto Eco\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0544104684\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780544104686\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harpervia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Umberto Eco","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044102861055,"sku":"9780544104686","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a645b5c2-3118-4e2b-a055-7ca497390672.jpg?v=1684970953","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/inventing-the-enemy-umberto-eco-9780544104686","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}