by Umberto Eco
First published 1986
Umberto Eco takes readers on a mind-bending journey through the labyrinth of hyperreality. From wax museums to theme parks, he peels back the veneer of our simulated world, revealing the seductive, often sinister forces that shape our perception of reality. With sly wit and penetrating insight, Eco navigates the funhouse of modern culture, exposing the thin line between authenticity and imitation, truth and illusion. As he travels through this hyper-real landscape, Eco challenges us to confront the unsettling questions at the heart of our information-saturated age: What is real? What is fake? And who gets to decide?
Genres: art, 20th-century, non-fiction, 21st-century, academic, cultural-studies
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
Period: 20th-Century, 21st-Century
307 pages · Hardcover · Harcourt Brace Jovanovich