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Island of the Day Before (Paperback, Reissue)
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Island of the Day Before (Paperback, Reissue)
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Discovery Miles 3 680
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Eco's third novel is similar to both The Name of the Rose and
Foucault's Pendulum in its expansive range of subject matter and
its consummate erudition. Roberto, a young Italian nobleman, is
shipwrecked while spying on a 17th-century mission to discover the
elusive scerets of longitude. He drifts to an abandoned ship, the
Daphne, which is anchored on the date meridian in the Pacific, just
off the coast of 'The Island of the Day Before'. Here he recounts
the formative experiences of his life, from the siege of Casale to
his fateful meeting with Mazarin and Colbert in Paris. An amazing
historical tale which also considers philosophy, horology,
cosmology, theology and identity along the way. (Kirkus UK)
The year is 1643. Roberto, a young nobleman, survives war, the
Bastille, exile and shipwreck as he voyages to a Pacific island
straddling the date meridian. There he waits now, alone on the
mysteriously deserted Daphne, separated by treacherous reefs from
the island beyond: the island of the day before. If he could reach
it, time - and his misfortunes - might be reversed. But first he
must learn to swim...
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