The Island of the Day Before by Umberto Eco (EPUB)

Description

A 17th century Italian nobleman is marooned on an empty ship in this “astonishing intellectual journey” by the author of Foucault’s Pendulum (San Francisco Chronicle). In the year 1643, a violent storm in the South Pacific leaves Roberto della Griva shipwrecked—on a ship. Swept from the Amaryllis, he has managed to pull himself aboard the Daphne, anchored in the bay of a beautiful island. The ship is fully provisioned, he discovers, but the crew is missing. As Roberto explores the different cabinets in the hold, he looks back on various episodes from his life: Ferrante, his imaginary evil brother; the siege of Casale, that meaningless chess move in the Thirty Years’ War in which he lost his father and his illusions; and the lessons given him on Reasons of State, fencing, the writing of love letters, and blasphemy. In this “intellectually stimulating and dramatically intriguing” novel, Umberto Eco conjures a young dreamer searching for love and meaning; and an old Jesuit who, with his clocks and maps, has plumbed the secrets of longitudes, the four moons of Jupiter, and the Flood (Chicago Tribune).

User’s Reviews

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⭐I’m an Engineer, and the book ratings on Amazon made me think it would be perfect for me. It probably is. But to me, it’s unreadable. It reads exactly like every other instruction book or other reading which has been translated from Italian, probably from a word-by-word computer program, reads. Excessively long, wordy sentences that you read, and after each say “What the h### did that just say?”Sorry, I just can’t get through this kind of writing; life (mine in particular) is just too short.I still gave it 3 stars because it’s probably a good book – if you read it in Italian. But not in English, at least for me.

⭐This is probably the most difficult novel I’ve ever read. I have never taken so long to finish a novel–ever. I studied the history of science and the history of early modern Europe in college (and recently refreshed my memory of both) and I’m pretty sure I caught, at best, 20% of the scientific and philosophical references.As a means of putting the reader in the mindset of an early 17th century European, it’s amazing. Flat out brilliant.As a novel, it is often slow, frustrating, and unsatisfying.So why am I giving it four stars?It’s kind of like going to see an art house movie when you know every character is going to die or suffer horrible afflictions, but the cast is top notch and their acting is so amazing and it’s up for so many awards that you just HAVE to see it. While you’re in the theater you’re completely transported into the world…and yet at the end you feel chewed and spit out, because you’ve been subjected to a reality much more intense than the one you live in.This book? It’s just like that. It’s brilliant. Like that good indie film, it sticks with you for a long time afterward.It’s art–just very difficult art.

⭐I was very impressed by the wealth of knowledge and description. It was dense with information and knowledge as well as poetry and and narrative. I am curious to read it again to understand more of discrimination of description and actual information.

⭐I spent the whole time wondering what was going to happen to the main character. I also enjoyed the debates about astrology and religion.

⭐There are several interesting parts of the novel and several parts that make you think. However, the interesting parts are outweighed by the tediously slow remainder. The author wonders around and I found my self constantly checking my progress thru the book.The author has several good works in print, this is not one of them. I do not recommend this book.

⭐Another wonderful Eco!

⭐Wildcat media. Reasonable prices, prompt delivery, well packaged.

⭐#hillarynutcase . I am loving this book. Not like the stupid book of Hillary where she can not even go to sleep without shame nor remorse. That one can not be reviewed because Amazon doesn’t let me. Do not read Hillaris book, is rabish. Spend your money in Borges or Chesterton.

⭐I like it, or to be more accurate I like parts of it. I returned to this after giving up on it 20 years ago. I thought I may have gained a patience I lacked as a younger man. I haven’t unfortunately. There is just so much in it, and it’s really all for nothing. Religion, philosophy, nautical history, Love,family. All bundled in to a story within a story. I don’t regret re-reading it, but I wont be doing it again.

⭐Excellent book

⭐Loved it!

⭐El producto llegó en buen estado, según la descripción. Tardó algo más de lo esperado, pero no mucho. Ahora a esperar sorprenderme por la lectura de Eco y a comprobar los giros idiomáticos de la traducción. Espero revisar en unos meses y añadir mi opinión sobre la traducción desde el original en italiano.Book as described – maybe even better. Fast delivery

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