One character in this novel derides vain people by telling them to "take out the cork" and writes a document about how he fell in love with Marylena as she balanced on top of a bench.
One character in this novel derides vain people by telling them to "take out the cork" and writes a document about how he fell in love with Marylena as she balanced on top of a bench. He introduces himself to the narrator of the story by dividing people into four types: "cretins, fools, morons, and lunatics." The narrator's girlfriend Amparo is upset when she is possessed at a terreiro de candomble (tuh-RARE-ee-oh duh can-duhm-BLEY) to which she is taken by Aglie, an elderly man posing as the (*) immortal Count de Saint Germain. This novel is divided into ten sections representing the ten Sephirot (SEFF-ee-rote) from Kabbalah (kuh-BAH-lah). While working at the Garamond publishing house, the main characters of this novel use a manuscript by Colonel Ardenti and a computer nicknamed Abulafia to develop "The Plan". This novel opens in a museum, where Causabon watches members of the Tres society hang Belbo from the title object. For 10 points, name this conspiracy-rich novel by Umberto Eco.
One character in this novel derides vain people by telling them to "take out the cork" and writes a document about how he fell in love with Marylena as she balanced on top of a bench.
Foucault's Pendulum [or Il pendolo de Foucault]