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The Island of the Day Before

Umberto Eco

The author of The Name of the Rose presents a panoramic historical novel, set in the seventeenth century, about a young aristocrat who goes to sea to find love and an old Jesuit with a boundless scientific knowledge. 300,000 first printing. $250,000 ad/promo. Tour.

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Pelosi mentioned reading Eco's novel, describing it as a story about the Age of Wonder and scientific discovery during the era of exploration.

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I could read ... The Island of the Day Before. The Island of the Day Before is about the age of wonder which I love, the age of wonder when all these countries were competing in the world.

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Pelosi mentioned reading Eco's novel, describing it as a story about the Age of Wonder and scientific discovery during the era of exploration.

"

I could read ... The Island of the Day Before. The Island of the Day Before is about the age of wonder which I love, the age of wonder when all these countries were competing in the world.

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