Faith in Fakes: Travels in Hyperreality
Holography, wax museums, the secret meaning of spectator sports, Superman and the intellectual effects of over-tight jeans are just a few of the subjects covered in this collection of witty, entertaining and thought-provoking delights from Umberto Eco, celebrated author of The Name of the Rose.
Holography, wax museums, the secret meaning of spectator sports, Superman and the intellectual effects of over-tight jeans are just a few of the subjects covered in this collection of witty, entertaining and thought-provoking delights from Umberto Eco, celebrated author of The Name of the Rose.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780749396282 (0749396288)
Publish date: 1995
Publisher: Minerva
Pages no: 306
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Writing,
Essays,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Italy,
20th Century,
Culture,
Philosophy,
Anthropology,
Cultural Studies,
Theory,
Italian Literature