The internationally acclaimed author of THE NAME OF THE ROSE presents a timely collection of essays written over the last ten years. Full of passion and curiosity, they examine topics as diverse as indignant reviews of James Joyce's ULYSSES by fascist journalists of the '20s and '30s, to censorship, violence and Wikileaks, arguing that every country needs an enemy, whether it be real or invented. Covers a range of topics on which the author has written and lectured over the years. This book explores lost islands, mythical realms, and the medieval world in the process - to a disquisition on the theme that runs through his novel, The Prague Cemetery.
