The Island of the Day Before
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The Island of the Day Before is a 1994 historical fiction novel by Umberto Eco set in the 17th century during the historical search for the secret of longitude. The central character is Roberto della
First edition (Italian)
Foucault's Pendulum
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Foucault's Pendulum is a novel by Italian writer and philosopher Umberto Eco. It was first published in 1988, with an English translation by William Weaver being published a year later.
The Island of the Day Before
…hints and advance reports, fueled the excitement for the long-awaited third novel by the author of the two world successes The Name of the Rose and the Foucault's Pendulum, and which malicious tongues called "Chronicle of an announced bestseller”. Already two months before publication, when it was reported that the original…
First edition (Italian)
The eponymous Foucault pendulum at the Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris.