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The Mysterious Flame Of Queen Loana

by Umberto Eco, Geoffrey Brock
The Mysterious Flame Of Queen Loana - Thryft
The Mysterious Flame Of Queen Loana - Thryft

Graphic novel recreates lost memories of identity.

Recommended for readers who enjoy exploring the depths of memory and self-discovery in a uniquely crafted story. Eco's skillful use of a graphic novel format to depict lost memories of identity makes for an engaging read that will captivate and fascinate readers from beginning to end. The book's vivid imagination and expert storytelling will leave an impact on readers that will last a long time.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Mysterious Flame Of Queen Loana

by Umberto Eco, Geoffrey Brock
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ISBN: 9780156030434
Authors: Umberto Eco, Geoffrey Brock
Publisher: Harcourt
Date of Publication: 2006-06-05
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Mystery/Crime/Thriller, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: Mystery, Literature, Italian Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.38
(rated by 12135 readers)

Description

International bestselling and award-winning author Umberto Eco's illustrated novel The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana is "an insidiously witty and provocative story" (Los Angeles Times).Yambo, a sixtyish rare-book dealer who lives in Milan, has suffered a loss of memory — he can remember the plot of every book he has ever read, every line of poetry, but he no longer knows his own name, doesn't recognize his wife or his daughters, and remembers nothing about his parents or his childhood. In an effort to retrieve his past, he withdraws to the family home somewhere in the hills between Milan and Turin.There, in the sprawling attic, he searches through boxes of old newspapers, comics, records, photo albums, and adolescent diaries. And so Yambo relives the story of his Mussolini, Catholic education and guilt, Josephine Baker, Flash Gordon, Fred Astaire. His memories run wild, and the life racing before his eyes takes the form of a graphic novel. Yambo struggles through the frames to capture one simple, innocent that of his first love.A fascinating, abundant novel — wide-ranging, nostalgic, funny, full of heart — from the incomparable Eco.
 

Graphic novel recreates lost memories of identity.

Recommended for readers who enjoy exploring the depths of memory and self-discovery in a uniquely crafted story. Eco's skillful use of a graphic novel format to depict lost memories of identity makes for an engaging read that will captivate and fascinate readers from beginning to end. The book's vivid imagination and expert storytelling will leave an impact on readers that will last a long time.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.