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Número Cero, the new novel by Umberto Eco, reveals the dark side of journalism and how our reality is in the hands of those who construct the news "Umberto Eco changed our view of books: essential, small, fragile, sometimes criminal, almost always salvational. A master who ta...
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Número Cero
Número Cero, the new novel by Umberto Eco, reveals the dark side of journalism and how our reality is in the hands of those who construct the news "Umberto Eco changed our view of books: essential, small, fragile, sometimes criminal, almost always salvational. A master who taught us to intertwine wisdom and play with his astute and playful style, with his amazing inventiveness and accurate lucidity." "Losers and self-taught people always know much more than winners. If you want to win, you have to concentrate on a single goal, and you'd better not waste time learning more: the pleasure of erudition is reserved for losers." With these credentials, Colonna, the protagonist of Número Cero, is introduced to us. In April 1992, at the age of fifty, he receives a strange proposal from a certain Simei: he is to become editor-in-chief of Domani, a newspaper that will anticipate events based on assumptions and a lot of imagination, barely recognizing the limit that separates truth from lies, and blackmailing the highest echelons of power in the process. The man, who until then has scraped by as a documentalist and, in the words of his ex-wife, is a compulsive loser, accepts the challenge in exchange for a considerable sum of money, and the adventure begins. Gathered in a comfortable office, Colonna and six other colleagues prepare Número Cero, the advanced edition of the new newspaper, delving into archives that hide the hidden secrets of the CIA, the Vatican, and Mussolini's life. Everything seems to be going smoothly until a body lying in an alley in Milan and a discreet love affair change the destiny of our hero and the way his readers will look at reality, or what is left of it. Critics have said... "In Número Cero, Umberto Eco writes a fierce parody of journalism and politics." "Eco has unleashed his most irreverent and outlandish side and has written a sparkling novel that shows us the inner workings of tabloids, with their gossip and falsehoods." |
Editorial: DEBOLSILLO Fecha de publicación: Páginas: 224 Empastado: Tapa Blanda Idioma: Español |
