{"product_id":"numero-zero-paperback","title":"Numero Zero - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUmberto Eco\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard Dixon\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe worldwide bestselling novel about the murky world of media politics, conspiracy, and murder from the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eThe Name of the Rose\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Prague Cemetery\u003c\/em\u003e   #1 bestseller in Italy  \u003c\/strong\u003e 1945, Lake Como. Mussolini and his mistress are captured and shot by local partisans. The precise circumstances of Il Duce's death remain controversial. 1992, Milan. Colonna, a depressed hack writer, is offered a fee he can't resist to ghostwrite a book. His subject: a fledgling newspaper, which happens to be financed by a powerful media magnate. As Colonna gets to know the team, he learns of the editor's paranoid theory that Mussolini's corpse was a body double and part of a wider Fascist plot. It's the scoop the newspaper desperately needs. The evidence? He's working on it. It's all there: media hoaxes, Mafiosi, the CIA, the Pentagon, blackmail, love, gossip, murder--and clash of forces that have shaped Italy since World War II, from Mussolini to Berlusconi, that will keep readers turning the pages as the novel's thrilling plot unfolds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Name of the Rose, \u003c\/i\u003e an enthralling new conspiracy thriller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1945, Lake Como. Mussolini and his mistress are captured and shot by local partisans. The precise circumstances of Il Duce s death remain controversial.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1992, Milan. Colonna, a depressed hack writer, is offered a fee he can t resist to ghostwrite a book. His subject: a fledgling newspaper, which happens to be financed by a powerful media magnate. As Colonna gets to know the team, he learns of the editor s paranoid theory that Mussolini s corpse was a body double and part of a wider Fascist plot. It s the scoop the newspaper desperately needs. The evidence? He s working on it.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It s all there: media hoaxes, Mafiosi, the CIA, the Pentagon, blackmail, love, gossip, and murder. A clash of forces that have shaped Italy since World War II from Mussolini to Berlusconi. Farcical, serious, satiric, and tragic (\u003ci\u003eLe Point, \u003c\/i\u003e France), \u003ci\u003eNumero Zero\u003c\/i\u003e is the work of a master storyteller.\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e#1 Italian bestseller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e One of the most influential thinkers of our time. \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1945, Lake Como.\u003c\/b\u003e Mussolini and his mistress are captured and shot by local partisans. The precise circumstances of Il Duce s death remain controversial.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1992, Milan.\u003c\/b\u003e Colonna, a depressed hack writer, is offered a fee he can t resist to ghostwrite a book. His subject: a fledgling newspaper, which happens to be financed by a powerful media magnate. As Colonna gets to know the team, he learns of the editor s paranoid theory that Mussolini s corpse was a body double and part of a wider Fascist plot. It s the scoop the newspaper desperately needs. The evidence? He s working on it.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It s all there: media hoaxes, Mafiosi, the CIA, the Pentagon, blackmail, love, gossip, and murder. A clash of forces that have shaped Italy since World War II from Mussolini to Berlusconi. Farcical, serious, satiric, and tragic (\u003ci\u003eLe Point, \u003c\/i\u003eFrance), \u003ci\u003eNumero Zero\u003c\/i\u003e is the work of a master storyteller.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e UMBERTO ECO (1932 2016) was the author of numerous essay collections and seven novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Name of the Rose, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Prague Cemetery, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInventing the Enemy.\u003c\/i\u003e He received Italy s highest literary award, the Premio Strega, was named a Chevalier de la Legion d Honneur by the French government, and was an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eUMBERTO ECO has written numerous essay collections and five novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Name of the Rose\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFoucault's Pendulum\u003c\/i\u003e. He received Italy's highest literary award, the Premio Strega, was named a Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur by the French government, and is an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45467036385324,"sku":"9780544811836","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/S3JDZVl0b1dSQ1Ezek9pRkJvekxOUT09.webp?v=1776638782","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/numero-zero-paperback","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}