The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana, Umberto Eco translated "The Great Gatsby" peels away

"The Great Gatsby" peels away the layers of this glamorous world to display the coldness and cruelty at its heart

trivia and gorgeous illustrations

It's a quick read and you can use it to immediately to improve your thinking

Praise for The Diary of a Young Girl

The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana, Umberto Eco translated "The Great Gatsby" peels awayIn this fascinating, abundant new novel from the incomparable Eco, Yambo, a rare book dealer, has suffered a bizarre form of memory loss. He can remember every book he ever read but nothing about his own life. In an effort to retrieve his past, he withdraws into his old family home and searches through boxes of old newspapers, comics, records, photo albums and diaries kept in the attic. And so Yambo relives his youth: Mussolini, Catholic education,