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Foucault's pendulum

by Umberto Eco, William Weaver

Organised into ten segments representing the Sephirot, this novel explores alchemy, the Kabbalah, and conspiracy theories. Set in the 1980s, it follows three editors who create an elaborate intellectual hoax concerning the history of secret societies.

Accession 11023 ISBN 0436140969 Publisher Secker & Warburg
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