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Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco; William Weaver is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Foucault's Pendulum about?
SUMMARY: Bored with their work, three Milanese editors cook up "the Plan," a hoax that connects the medieval Knights Templar with other occult groups from ancient to modern times. This produces a map indicating the geographical point from which all the powers of the earth can be controlleda point located in Paris, France, at Foucaults Pendulum. But in a fateful turn the joke becomes all too real, and when occult groups, including Satanists, get wind of the Plan, they go so far as to kill one of the editors in their quest to gain control of the earth. Orchestrating these and other diverse characters into his multilayered semiotic adventure, Eco has created a superb cerebral entertainment.
Who reads Foucault's Pendulum?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Umberto Eco; William Weaver
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780151327652
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction, World Fiction
- Rating
- 3.89 / 5 (41,445 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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