Island on the Eve
| Brand | Polaris |
| Condition | Used, in perfect condition |
| Language | Russian |
| Added | Yesterday, 22:0216 |
The famous novel "The Name of the Rose" from 1980 by Italian historian, professor of semiotics and aesthetics Umberto Eco is about freedom, while the novel "Foucault's Pendulum" from 1988, which cemented the author's fame, is about the necessity to control freedom with common sense, logic, and conscience. Both of Eco's debut masterpieces, despite their thriller-like engagement, are clearly philosophical books. The third novel, "The Island of the Day Before" from 1995, has even deeper philosophical content. It's a turbulent tale of life and death with a hero reminiscent of Robinson Crusoe, only cast not onto an uninhabited island but an uninhabited ship. His struggle for survival is poetic, the book is filled with images from great painting, music, and literature, and it is full of surprises for astute readers. Unusual and strong characters from the D'Artagnan era, the sad laughter of the nosed Cyrano, and the philosophy of Descartes—all in one plot, reminiscent of a modern computer quest.