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Foucault's Pendulum

Foucault's Pendulum (original title: Il pendolo di Foucault [il ˈpɛndolo di fuˈko]) is a novel by Italian writer and philosopher Umberto Eco. It was first published in 1988, with an English translation by William Weaver being published a year later.

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Author
Umberto Eco
Genre
Postmodern literature · encyclopedic novel
Publication date
October 1988
Publisher
Bompiani · Secker & Warburg (U.K.)
Language
Italian
Media type
Print (Hardcover)

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Nodes71
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Triples53
Avg. degree1.97
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related to Societies in the novel · 23
Foucault's Pendulum → Alamut, Assassins, Bavarian Illuminati, Bogomils, Candomblé, Cathars, Church, Cthulhu, Elders, Freemasons, Garamond, Gnostics, Gurdjieffians, Jesuits, Jesus Christ, Knights Templar, Latter-day Saints, Mr, Opus Dei, Ordo Templi Orientis
related to Comparison with other writings · 14
Foucault's Pendulum → Brown, Brown's, Da Vinci, Da Vinci Code, Eco, Eco's, Foucault, Holy Grail, Knights Templar, Paris, Plan, Rennes-le-Château, The, The Holy Blood
Genre · 2
Foucault's Pendulum → encyclopedic novel, Postmodern literature
Pages · 2
Foucault's Pendulum → 641 pp. (English), 687 pp. (Italian)
Publisher · 2
Foucault's Pendulum → Bompiani, Secker & Warburg (U.K.)
Author · 1
Foucault's Pendulum → Umberto Eco
ISBN · 1
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Language · 1
Foucault's Pendulum → Italian
Media type · 1
Foucault's Pendulum → Print (Hardcover)
OCLC · 1
Foucault's Pendulum → 49337876

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Foucault's PendulumAuthorUmberto Eco1.00infobox
Foucault's PendulumGenrePostmodern literature1.00infobox
Foucault's PendulumGenreencyclopedic novel1.00infobox
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Foucault's PendulumLanguageItalian1.00infobox
Foucault's PendulumMedia typePrint (Hardcover)1.00infobox
Foucault's PendulumOCLC493378761.00infobox
Foucault's PendulumOriginal titleIl pendolo di Foucault1.00infobox
Foucault's PendulumPages687 pp. (Italian)1.00infobox
Foucault's PendulumPages641 pp. (English)1.00infobox
Foucault's PendulumPublication dateOctober 19881.00infobox
Foucault's PendulumPublication placeItaly1.00infobox
Foucault's PendulumPublished in English16 October 19891.00infobox
Foucault's PendulumPublisherBompiani1.00infobox
Foucault's PendulumPublisherSecker & Warburg (U.K.)1.00infobox
Foucault's PendulumTranslatorWilliam Weaver1.00infobox

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