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Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana

Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana

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Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana

by Eco Umberto, Brock Geoffrey (translator)

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ISBN 10
0151011400
ISBN 13
9780151011407
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Orlando, Florida: Harcourt, Inc. As New in As New dust jacket. 2004. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. 0151011400 . First Edition. Translated from Italian by Geoffrey Brock. Orange hard boards with gilt lettering on spine. DJ unclipped. Beautifl and interesting photos, illustrations, etc throughout the book. "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. A fascinating, abundant new novel-wide-ranging, nostalgic, funny, full of heart-from the incomparable Eco. "; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 469 pages .

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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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Bookseller
Bytown Bookery CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
1154
Title
Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana
Author
Eco Umberto, Brock Geoffrey (translator)
Format/Binding
Hard Cover
Book Condition
New As New in As New dust jacket
Edition
1st Edition
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0151011400
ISBN 13
9780151011407
Publisher
Harcourt, Inc
Place of Publication
Orlando, Florida
Date Published
2004
Keywords
0151011400, Italy, Memory
Bookseller catalogs
Novel; Family & Relationships;

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