Chronicles of a Liquid Society

<p><strong>A posthumous collection of essays by internationally renowned essayist literary critic philosopher and author of <em>The Name of the Rose</em>--one of the most influential thinkers of our time (<em>Los Angeles Times</em>)</strong></p><p>In his final collection of works celebrated essayist and novelist Umberto Eco observes the changing world around him with irrepressible curiosity and profound wisdom. He sees with fresh eyes the upheaval in ideological values the crises in politics and the unbridled individualism that have become the backdrop of our lives--a liquid society in which it's not easy to find a polestar though stars and starlets abound. In these pieces written for his regular column in <em>L'Espresso</em> magazine Eco brings his dazzling erudition and keen sense of the everyday to bear on topics such as popular culture and politics being seen conspiracies the old and the young new technologies mass media racism and good manners. It is a final gift to his readers--astute witty and illuminating.</p>