The mysterious flame of Queen Loana : an illustrated novel / Umberto Eco ; translated from the Italian by Geoffrey Brock.
By: Eco, Umberto.
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BookPublisher: Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, c2005Edition: 1st ed.Description: 469 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780151011407; 0151011400.Uniform titles: Misteriosa fiamma della Regina Loana. English Subject(s): Amnesia -- Fiction | Memory disorders -- Fiction | Booksellers and bookselling -- Italy -- Milan -- Fiction | Amnesia -- Fiction | Memory -- Fiction | Booksellers and bookselling -- Milan (Italy) -- FictionDDC classification: 813/.54 Summary: When Yambo, a sixtyish rare-book dealer in Milan, loses his memory, he returns to his family home in the hopes of rediscovering his past, and relives the story of his family through old newspapers, photo albums, and journals.
Translation of: La misteriosa fiamma della Regina Loana.
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When Yambo, a sixtyish rare-book dealer in Milan, loses his memory, he returns to his family home in the hopes of rediscovering his past, and relives the story of his family through old newspapers, photo albums, and journals.
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