The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana

Umberto Eco (1932–2016) was an Italian philosopher, a recognized expert in the field of semiotics and medieval culture, but best known as the author of novels that combine historical accuracy, the writer's imagination and numerous puzzles for erudite readers. Folio also published such bestsellers as The Name of the Rose, Baudolino, Foucault's Pendulum and others. This work is considered the most autobiographical of Eco's literary works. After all, the main character of the novel, 60-year-old Yambo Bodoni, also lives in Milan and is fond of old books. But after a stroke, he cannot remember his past and even his own name, although he remembers everything he once read. Yambo goes to the estate where he spent his childhood and searches for himself among old newspapers and books, children's magazines and comics, but he cannot bring back his memories...