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The mysterious flame of Queen Loana

by Umberto Eco, Geoffrey Brock

Following a stroke that erases his personal memories, a bookseller returns to his childhood home to reconstruct his identity. By exploring the books and objects of his youth, he revisits his formative years in 1930s Italy.

Accession 15839 ISBN 0436205637 Publisher Secker & Warburg
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