Playing in the attic of Italy under Il Duce; Liked 'Name of the Rose' and 'Bartlett's Quotations'? You'll love this Eco.(FEATURES)(BOOKS)(Book Review)

From: The Christian Science Monitor | Date: June 7, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: Yvonne Zipp

A man wakes up from a coma with no memory of who he is. It's a well-worn plot device - either classic or cliched, depending on the skill of the storyteller - that has played a pivotal role in the careers of everyone from assassin Jason Bourne to Kermit the Frog.

Meet Giambattista "Yambo" Bodoni, an antiquarian book dealer who can remember every poem and novel he's ever read but can't recognize the faces of his wife or daughters. Since Yambo is the creation of Italian author Umberto Eco, he's very well read indeed.

It's a crisis that should inspire ...

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