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The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana: An Illustrated Novel

The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana: An Illustrated Novel

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The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana: An Illustrated Novel

by Eco, Umberto

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0151011400
ISBN 13
9780151011407
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Harcourt, 2005. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Large, thicker, sturdy book, orange covers, bright gilt lettering on spine, 469 pages, stunning color-illustrations throughout including full-page as a man explores his childhood in wartime Italy. DJ glossy with beautiful color-illustrations on front. DJ has very tiny scratches on the back. Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

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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Bookseller
Callaghan Books South US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
58778
Title
The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana: An Illustrated Novel
Author
Eco, Umberto
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition 1st Printing
ISBN 10
0151011400
ISBN 13
9780151011407
Publisher
Harcourt
Place of Publication
Orlando
Date Published
2005
Keywords
Nobel Prize Italian Literature Fiction WWII
Bookseller catalogs
World War II;

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