RARA-AVIS: Eco non noir

Bill Hagen (billha@ionet.net)
Fri, 28 Nov 1997 19:28:27 -0600 (CST)

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Dunno, seems to me that Eco's noir in "Rose" is more Dante than naked city.
A mystery of ideas, with a Borgesian labyrinth. Read it; then go on to
Italo Calvino, if you want contemporary puzzle tales. But neither one is
noir.

Bill Hagen
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