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THE MYSTERIOUS FLAME OF QUEEN LOANA [UNCORRECTED PROOF]:  An Illustrated  Novel

THE MYSTERIOUS FLAME OF QUEEN LOANA [UNCORRECTED PROOF]: An Illustrated Novel

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THE MYSTERIOUS FLAME OF QUEEN LOANA [UNCORRECTED PROOF]: An Illustrated Novel

by Eco, Umberto; Brock, Geoffrey

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ISBN 10
0151011400
ISBN 13
9780151011407
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Orlando, Austin Etc.: Harcourt. Very Good. 2005. Uncorrected Proof. Trade paperback. 0151011400 . Uncorrected Proof in softcover with illustration on front. Pre-publication review edition. Binding sound and tight without spine crease. Cover has minimal wear. Pages clean and unmarked other than publisher's mark on first page. ; 1.8 x 8.8 x 6.3 Inches; 480 pages .

Synopsis

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 generation: 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 image: that of his first love. A fascinating, abundant new novel-wide-ranging, nostalgic, funny, full of heart-from the incomparable Eco.

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James F. Balsley, Bookseller US (US)
Seller's Inventory #
8483
Title
THE MYSTERIOUS FLAME OF QUEEN LOANA [UNCORRECTED PROOF]: An Illustrated Novel
Author
Eco, Umberto; Brock, Geoffrey
Format/Binding
Trade paperback
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
Uncorrected Proof
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
0151011400
ISBN 13
9780151011407
Publisher
Harcourt
Place of Publication
Orlando, Austin Etc.
Date Published
2005
Keywords
0151011400

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