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Umberto Eko (1932-2016) - italiĭsʹkyĭ filosof, vyznanyĭ fakhivet͡sʹ v oblasti semiotyky i serednʹovichnoï kulʹtury, ale naĭbilʹsh vidomyĭ i͡ak avtor romaniv, u i͡akykh ob'i͡ednalysi͡a istorychna dostovirnistʹ, fantazii͡a pysʹmennyka i chyslenni zahadky dli͡a erudovanykh chytachiv. U vydavnyt͡stvi "Folio" takoz͡h vyĭshly drukom taki bestselery Eko, i͡ak "Im"i͡a rozy", "Bavdolino", "Mai͡atnyk Fuko" ta inshi.<br>T͡Seĭ roman moz͡hna chytaty iz zakhoplenni͡am abo z oburenni͡am, ale nemoz͡hlyvo z baĭduz͡histi͡u. Adz͡he v "Prazʹkomu t͡svyntari" i͡e zmovy, pidzemelli͡a, povni trupiv; korabli, shcho zlitai͡utʹ na povitri͡a; vbyti abaty, shcho voskresai͡utʹ kilʹka raziv; satanystky-isterychky, i͡aki vidpravli͡ai͡utʹ chorni mesy; karbonariï ĭ paryzʹki komunary, masony, falʹshyvi "Protokoly sionsʹkykh mudret͡siv"... Vtim, u chytacha, shcho mai͡e zvychku dumaty, vidrazu z͡h vynykai͡e vidchutti͡a, shcho pro vse t͡se vin uz͡he chuv abo chytav. I t͡se diĭsno tak. Krim kapitana Symonini, holovnoho heroi͡a knyz͡hky, vsi inshi personaz͡hi romanu Umberto Eko isnuvaly naspravdi ĭ robyly same te, shcho opysane...

Umberto Eco (1932-2016) was an Italian philosopher, a recognized expert in semiotics and medieval culture, but best known as the author of novels that combine historical authenticity, the writer's imagination and numerous riddles for erudite readers. The Folio publishing house also published such eco bestsellers as" the name of the Rose"," Baudolino"," Foucault's pendulum " and others.
This novel can be read with admiration or indignation, but it is impossible with indifference. After all, in the" Prague cemetery "there are conspiracies, dungeons full of corpses; ships that take off into the air; murdered Abbots who are resurrected several times; hysterical Satanists who send black masses; carbonarians and Parisian Communards, Freemasons, fake"Protocols of the sages of Zion"... However, a reader who has a habit of thinking immediately gets the feeling that he has already heard or read about all this. And this is indeed the case. Except for Captain Simonini, the main character of the book, all the other characters in Umberto Eco's novel actually existed and did exactly what is described...