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Re: I have to agree with him - either this or Baudolino. Camilla Send a noteboard - 01/12/2011 08:37:39 AM
Where he held this up as his "easy read" book. He said he had been criticised for being too erudite and people had said that he would sell more if he wrote easier books; then he had written Loana, which was an easy read, and it had sold less than any of the others.

And between the two this one is probably the better book.


Baudolino is rather full of obscure references to old texts. So if he was talking about the erudition problem it makes sense to single out Loana, since most of its obscure references as to pop culture and recent history.
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Umberto Eco, The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana Larry - 30/11/2011 12:27:32 AM 1151 Views
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I have to agree with him - either this or Baudolino. Legolas - 30/11/2011 06:48:01 PM 841 Views
Re: I have to agree with him - either this or Baudolino. Camilla - 01/12/2011 08:37:39 AM 959 Views
I found his pop culture in Loana obscurer than the legends in Baudolino. Legolas - 01/12/2011 09:05:50 PM 833 Views
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13, and what's your point? *NM* Legolas - 02/12/2011 07:30:30 PM 401 Views
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I wonder if that'd lead to people carding you when you want to check out books from the library Larry - 03/12/2011 12:36:40 AM 788 Views
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I think at that time American comics were indeed relatively well-known in Europe. Legolas - 02/12/2011 07:34:15 PM 703 Views
Don't forget the fascist-friendly elements of several of those American comics Larry - 02/12/2011 07:36:51 PM 884 Views
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I'm not so sure that's true for the twenties and thirties. Legolas - 02/12/2011 11:50:49 PM 1183 Views
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Re: I found his pop culture in Loana obscurer than the legends in Baudolino. Camilla - 02/12/2011 08:30:44 AM 915 Views
I'm considering reviewing all of his books over the next month or two Larry - 01/12/2011 02:06:35 PM 830 Views
You mean that execrable Guardian interview? Larry - 01/12/2011 02:05:40 PM 841 Views
Yes. That. *NM* Camilla - 01/12/2011 02:41:29 PM 356 Views
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