{"product_id":"travels-in-hyperreality-9780156913218","title":"Travels in HyperReality","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A scintillating collection of writings by one of the most influential thinkers of our times.\" --\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the same wit, learning, and lively intelligence that delighted readers of \u003cem\u003eThe Name of the Rose\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFoucault's Pendulum\u003c\/em\u003e, Umberto Eco entertains and intrigues once again, this time on subjects ranging from pop culture to philosophy, from the People's Temple to Thomas Aquinas, from \u003cem\u003eCasablanca\u003c\/em\u003e to Roland Barthes. Acute, ironic, and often very funny, these timeless essays open up fresh worlds of possibility and new frameworks of existence. A classic work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Eco combines scholarship with a love of paradox and a quirky, sometimes outrageous, sense of humor.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003eAmusing and often brilliant.\u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003e --John Updike, \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\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":50645366636818,"sku":"9780156913218","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3b153368-35dc-4c4f-bd59-e82d9b911558.jpg?v=1733150401","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/travels-in-hyperreality-9780156913218","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}