A review by stefanv
The Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco

4.0

The Prague Cemetery is quite similar to Foucaults Pendulum, except that it adds the eery antisemitism of the late nineteenth century as well as having less asides and being more story driven. As all of the works of Umberto Eco, this novel is brilliantly constructed around layers of intertextuality and the interwovenness of literature and history, while one can also disregard those subtleties and simply enjoy the book as a page turner revolving around mystery. Similar themes also return, as the plot is about the power, and nonsense - and therefore danger - of conspiracy theories. This makes it even more poignant to the reader today. Or, since it is a historical novel, has it always been this way?