In this fascinating, abundant new novel from the incomparable Eco, Yambo, a rare
-book dealer, has suffered a bizarre form of memory loss. He can remember every
book he ever read but nothing about his own life. In an effort to retrieve his p
ast, he withdraws into his old family home and searches through boxes of old new
spapers, comics, records, photo albums and diaries kept in the attic.
And so
Yambo relives his youth: Mussolini, Catholic education, Josephine Baker, Flash G
ordon, Fred Astaire. His memories run wild, and life racing before his eyes take
s the form of a graphic novel. Yambo struggles through the flames to capture one
simple, innocent image, that of his first love.
