“ He brilliantly exposes all that is absurd and paradoxical in contemporary behaviour. Eco’s irony is disarming, his cleverness dazzling ”
Tim Parks, Guardian
“ There are people you’ve never met and yet you miss them when they are gone… Eco’s famously ironic voice is penetrating … The issues Eco addresses are so enormous in their scale they seem insurmountable, yet his measured, erudite commentary assures you that they can be understood and therefore resolved ”
Financial Times
“ A swan song from one of Europe's great intellectuals...Eco entertains with his intellect, humor, and insatiable curiosity...there's much here to enjoy and ponder ”
Kirkus Reviews
“ Eco has left us an intelligent, intriguing, and often hilariously incisive set of observations on contemporary follies and changing mores. ”
Publisher's Weekly
“ Illuminating, entertaining and humane. ”
Emily Beament, UK Press Syndication
Hardback
9781911215318
November 13, 2017
Harvill Secker
EBook
9781473547193
November 14, 2017
Vintage Digital
304 pages