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The Prague Cemetery Audiobook
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Nineteenth-century Europe—from Turin to Prague to Paris—abounds with the ghastly and the mysterious. Jesuits plot against Freemasons. Italian republicans strangle priests with their own intestines. French criminals plan bombings by day and celebrate Black Masses at night. Every nation has its own secret service, perpetrating forgeries, plots, and massacres. Conspiracies rule history. From the unification of Italy to the Paris Commune to the Dreyfus Affair to The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, Europe is in tumult and everyone needs a scapegoat. But what if, behind all of these conspiracies, both real and imagined, lay one lone man? What if that evil genius created the world’s most infamous document?
Umberto Eco takes his readers on a remarkable journey through the underbelly of world-shattering events. Here is Eco at his most exciting, a book immediately hailed as a masterpiece.
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"Alle goede dingen die je in boeken van Eco aantreft, komen in De Begraafplaats van Praag samen: een interessant decor, een spannende verhaallijn en heerlijke verwijzingen naar de wereldliteratuur en wereldgeschiedenis. Alles in een goed leesbaar boek."
— Corné (4 out of 5 stars)
The Prague Cemetery Listener Reviews
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" Had to be returned to the library with just one last disc to listen to but didn't much mind. Too bad, parts of it were really interesting. "
— Allison, 2/20/2014 -
" Cannot finish this. Such a hateful main character. "
— Kimberly, 2/20/2014 -
" Challenging read and full of interesting concepts. I would give it a five but I had to subtract 3 stars for its intellectual snobbery. "
— Smith, 11/1/2013 -
" There's a lot to like here, but it's too dry to be as long as it is. The claimed historicalness of the plot and the real people characters was nice to discover at the end. I really like some of Eco's famous essays and enjoyed his style here, but some of the long French descriptions of different meals got old fast. Glad I read it and It was eye opening and I think it will prove to be personally formative, but I'm sure your time could easily be more wisely spent. "
— John, 10/22/2013 -
" Not sure why I kept reading. 400+ pages and while I could follow the story I'm still not sure why it was written. "
— Tink, 10/7/2013 -
" May not be everyone's cup of tea...but stick with it! He weaves an excellent story! Makes me want to go back to some of his other books! "
— Sally, 9/27/2013 -
" Temporarily abandoned on the Kindle, awaiting arrival from the library to finish. This is one depressing read. "
— Catherine, 9/17/2013 -
" E' avvincente. Solo Eco riesce a far tenere il fiato sospeso fino all'ultima pagina. "
— Belle_269, 9/16/2013 -
" Please see my review this week on bookreporter.com "
— Ray, 7/30/2013 -
" Hard book to read but worth the effort. "
— Dionne, 6/25/2013 -
" After this I never want to think of another conspiracy theory! "
— Jackie, 5/6/2013 -
" Not up to the standard of Umberto's finest. It had its moments, but in the end I just wasn't engaged. "
— Paul, 2/15/2012
About Umberto Eco
Umberto Eco (1932–2016) was an Italian novelist, literary critic, philosopher, semiotician, and university professor. He is best known internationally for his novel The Name of the Rose, a historical mystery combining semiotics in fiction with biblical analysis, medieval studies, and literary theory. He later wrote other novels, including Foucault’s Pendulum, The Island of the Day Before, and The Prague Cemetery. He also wrote academic texts, children’s books, and essays. He was the founder of the department of media studies at the University of the Republic of San Marino, president of the graduate school for the study of the humanities at the University of Bologna, member of the Accademia dei Lincei, and an honorary fellow of Kellogg College, Oxford. He was A co-honoree of the Kenyon Review Award for Literary Achievement in 2005.
About Jean Brassard
Jean Brassard is a theater and television actor, singer, voice-over talent, audiobook narrator, and writer. He is the winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award.