{"product_id":"confessions-of-a-young-novelist-9780674058699","title":"Confessions of a Young Novelist","description":"Umberto Eco published his first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Name of the Rose, \u003c\/i\u003e in 1980, when he was nearly fifty. In these \"confessions\" the author, now in his late seventies, looks back on his long career as a theorist and his more recent work as a novelist and explores their fruitful conjunction. This book takes readers on a tour of Eco's own creative method.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEco, Umberto:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Umberto Eco (1932-2016) was an internationally acclaimed writer, philosopher, medievalist, and professor, and the author of the best-selling novels \u003ci\u003eFoucault's Pendulum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Name of the Rose\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Prague Cemetery\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as children's books. His numerous nonfiction books include \u003ci\u003eConfessions of a Young Novelist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSix Walks in the Fictional Woods\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Open Work\u003c\/i\u003e (all from Harvard). He was a recipient of the Premio Strega, Italy's highest literary prize; the Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities; and a Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur from the government of France.","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50326912074002,"sku":"9780674058699","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ff78eec6-f8c3-458d-a2f2-2587e15a91f4.jpg?v=1727706798","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/confessions-of-a-young-novelist-9780674058699","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}