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Umberto Eco's essay "Ur-Fascism:"
www.pegc.us/archive/Articles/...
[* THE IMPORTANT FOOTNOTE
I describe certain features of Eco's fiction (slow beginnings, rambling endings) as "flaws," but it's important to acknowledge that these things are only flaws according to a very specific and fairly narrow view of what constitutes "good narrative," one that’s steeped in American writing rules born in a commercial and even screenwriterly environment, where every page must create more action and every word must serve a purpose. I don’t want to dismiss these claims altogether (I like my books fast and to-the-point, too), but there is also nothing intrisically wrong with a boring or sprawling ending. Sometimes I might even crave one!]
Eco's seven novels, here listed in chronological order, with a link to my individual review (if I filmed one), and links to buy them on Blackwell's or IndieBound, awesome independent booksellers. (I am an affiliate of both websites):
The Name of the Rose
Review: • The Name of the Rose b...
BW: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
IB: www.indiebound.org/book/97805...
Foucault's Pendulum
Review: • Foucault's Pendulum by...
BW: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
IB: www.indiebound.org/book/97801...
The Island of the Day Before
Review: • The Island of the Day ...
BW: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
IB: www.indiebound.org/book/97801...
Baudolino
Review: • The Island of the Day ...
BW: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
IB: www.indiebound.org/book/97801...
The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana
BW: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
IB: www.indiebound.org/book/97801...
The Prague Cemetery
Review: • Video [I reviewed this book on Deutsche Welle Books' KZitem channel. The video seems to be private now - in fact I'm not sure I can find the channel at all - but my hope is that they're simply moving their content, and that the video will be back at one point!]
BW: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
IB: www.indiebound.org/book/97805...
Numero Zero
Review: • Numero Zero by Umberto... (ancient review alert!)
BW: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
IB: www.indiebound.org/book/97805...
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