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A user manual for life's small daily challenges, by "the writer who changed culture" (Corriere della Sera) "It's a must-read, and I can't recommend it enough to all readers looking for intelligent humor, both timeless and timely, in a witty prose that recalls, in column form,...
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How to Travel With Salmon
A user manual for life's small daily challenges, by "the writer who changed culture" (Corriere della Sera) "It's a must-read, and I can't recommend it enough to all readers looking for intelligent humor, both timeless and timely, in a witty prose that recalls, in column form, the best of Woody Allen, mixed with Italo Calvino and Montanelli, in a combination of intellectual humor and astute everyday observations." How to Travel with a Salmon is a sui generis instruction manual by an exceptional master: Umberto Eco. How to survive bureaucracy, avoid contagious diseases, not use a mobile phone, appear on television even if we're nobodies, not talk about soccer, eat an ice cream, or avoid falling into conspiracies are some of the many everyday situations in which the author guides us with his characteristic sense of humor. Prepared by Eco himself, this selection of articles, which includes those published in Second Daily Minimum and other previously unpublished works, has become a bestseller in Italy. It encourages us to realize that life happens in the small things, chance encounters, and minor problems, and not in dialectical dilemmas or the great existential questions that occupy a tiny portion of our time. Critics have said... "If you want to have a good time, reading accurate and humor-filled reflections on contemporary mythologies (in Barthes' sense) and everyday gestures." "Eco analyzes our world with ironic perspicacity and surprising humor. Nothing escapes his burlesque gaze, capable of penetrating the most ridiculous and absurd aspects of daily life. And he does so, of course, with the eyes of a keen anatomist of human nature. A book to smile with." "A magnificent book where he narrates with fine irony his daily battles in an insensitive world." "A selection of articles full of humor (it's all written in a satirical tone, let's not take it too seriously) [...] and which emphasizes that life happens in the small things, chance encounters, and minor problems, and not in dialectical dilemmas or the great existential questions that occupy a tiny portion of our time. That is, the idea that God is in the details but written by an atheist." "Acidic, ironic, and accurate." "Imagination, conciseness, overflowing irony, timeliness intertwined with history, reflection, are some of its essential elements. In this book, which may seem humble, there are true gems of journalism very close to the most frugal essay." "Umberto Eco changed our perception of books: essential, small, fragile, sometimes criminal, almost always salvific. A master who taught us to intertwine wisdom and play with his sharp and playful style, with his amazing inventiveness and accurate lucidity." "An inexhaustible, voracious genius, who constantly builds and deconstructs, with dazzling and humorous intelligence when needed." "A wise man who knew everything, pretending to be ignorant to continue studying." |
Editorial: LUMEN Fecha de publicación: Páginas: 208 Empastado: Tapa Blanda Idioma: Español |
