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3.5 

Baudolino

By Umberto Eco
Baudolino by Umberto Eco digital book - Fable

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. The Byzantine capital is under siege by the knights of the Fourth Crusade. Amid the carnage and confusion, one Baudolino saves a historian and high court official from certain death at the hands of the crusading warriors—and proceeds to regale him with the fantastical story of his life.   Born a simple peasant in northern Italy, Baudolino has two major gifts: a talent for learning languages and a skill in telling lies. As a boy he meets a foreign commander who adopts Baudolino and sends him to the university in Paris, where he makes a number of adventurous friends. Spurred on by myths and their own reveries, they decide to go in search of the legendary priest-king Prester John who is said to rule over a vast kingdom in the East.   The kingdom they seek is a phantasmagorical land of strange creatures with eyes on their shoulders and mouths on their stomachs; of eunuchs, unicorns, and lovely maidens. With dazzling digressions, outrageous tricks, extraordinary feeling, and vicarious reflections on our postmodern age, is Eco the storyteller at his brilliant best.

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3.5
“«Бавдоліно» Умберто Еко Еко мій один з улюблених письменників. Я прочитав дві його книги, але вони настільки переповнені історією, життєвим і глобальним сенсом, що я просто не можу просто пройти повз його книг.  Еко нам показує життя звичайного хлопця в період великих історичних подій у світі. Еко вміє затягнути читача звичайною життєвою розповіддю, а потім додати роздуми про історію, про політику і релігію.  Еко всі книги будує так, що місцями ти вже не розумієш? Це правда чи вигадка. Тут потрібно бути обережним, що б не потрапити в цю пастку, але ж це до біса цікаво. Мені подобається ця гра від нього, це робить з його будь-якої книги чудовий твір.  Місцями мені здавалось, що Бавдоліно це такий собі Еко в іншому світі. Але щоб це зрозуміти, потрібно читати його книги. Багатьом він здається нудним, але якщо познайомитись з його творчими, то ви змінити свою думку.  8/10”
Rolling on the Floor Laughing Face“A fun romp, if a little slow at times. All the weird and wonderful niche characters and creatures of the medieval world are present here, plus some cool linguistic and philosophical stuff - a real treat for anyone who’s spent too long on Wikipedia. Also Baudolino is perhaps the greatest yapper of all time which makes for some quite funny moments.”

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