The Mysterious Flame Of Queen Loana by Umberto Eco

An Illustrated Novel

The novel follows Yambo, an antiquarian book dealer in Milan, who suffers from amnesia after a stroke, losing all personal memories while retaining his knowledge of literature and history. To rediscover his identity, he retreats to his childhood home in the Italian countryside, where he immerses himself in old books, comics, and records from his past. As he sifts through these relics, Yambo embarks on a journey through Italy's cultural and political history, piecing together fragments of his life and grappling with the interplay between memory, identity, and the collective consciousness of a nation.

Published
2004
Nationality
Italian
Length
Moderate
Pages
400-450
Original Language
Italian
Avg User Rating
(3.8)
Alternate Titles
- Die Geheimnisvolle Flamme Der Königin Loana
- La Misteriosa Llama De La Reina Loana
- The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana

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