Summary
Umberto Eco: From the Minimal Diary
In 1959, in the literary magazine Veri, Eco began publishing a monthly column which, motivated by prudence as much as modesty, he called The Minimal Diary. In a publication that abounded in neo-avant-garde language experiments and impressive essays, he inserted pages of unrestrained thoughts on various topics.
The virtuoso of parody in this extravagant and sincere collection develops the full range of his inexhaustible talent. With recognizable humor and delicate satire, he questions the fashion, rituals, codes and customs of his contemporaries - behind the original and unusual ideas and themes is a real moralist, who with a sharp pen reveals and attacks what is rotten in our society.
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