{"product_id":"on-literature-9780156032391","title":"On Literature","description":"In this collection of essays and addresses delivered over the course of his illustrious career, Umberto Eco seeks \"to understand the chemistry of [his] passion\" for the word. From musings on Ptolemy and \"the force of the false\" to reflections on the experimental writing of Borges and Joyce, Eco's luminous intelligence and encyclopedic knowledge are on dazzling display throughout. And when he reveals his own ambitions and superstitions, his authorial anxieties and fears, one feels like a secret sharer in the garden of literature to which he so often alludes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRemarkably accessible and unfailingly stimulating, this collection exhibits the diversity of interests and the depth of knowledge that have made Eco one of the world's leading writers. \u003cbr\u003e\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 the author of numerous essay collections and seven novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Name of the Rose, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Prague Cemetery, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eInventing the Enemy. \u003c\/i\u003eHe received Italy's highest literary award, the Premio Strega, was named a Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur by the French government, and was an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.","brand":"Houghton Mifflin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409791127826,"sku":"9780156032391","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6c6c4cf9-661a-4aa4-80bd-66045920c3d3.jpg?v=1729294030","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/on-literature-9780156032391","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}