Umberto Eco "Prague Cemetery"

Roman Umberto Eco "Prague Cemetery" waswas published at the end of 2010. But even in such a short period of time, this book has become very popular. Many people speak about this novel negatively, saying that it is much weaker "The name of the rose". Others are delighted with the "Prague cemetery", as well as from other works of the Italian.

"Prague cemetery" Eco is The story of Captain Simon Simonini, the protagonist of the book, about his service as a secret agent. On the pages of his diary, he recalls how he was involved in various political intrigues, how he had to spy for various intelligence services and much more

The novel takes place in France, but soon Russia will also be in the center of events, where a fake "Protocols of the Elders of Zion". Eco also describes other historical events around which the plot of the book is built. All the heroes of the novel are real historical figures. And only the protagonist is a fictitious person with an ugly and terrible character.

This novel is not an ordinary book for easy reading. After all, all the work of Umbert Eko is required to understand. And very often It is necessary to get acquainted with additional literatureto fully understand the cynicism and erudition of the author. But it is definitely worth noting that in his novel Eco was able to accurately convey all the thoughts of long and boring fabricated by the Tsarist secret police "Protocols" written specifically to justify the persecution of Jews.

By the way, the title of the novel is a subtle hint at one of the oldest and largest Jewish cemeteries in Europe.

Quotations from the book

"Worse than the rest, it's clear, Jesuits. It seems that I once gave them a cheerful life ... Or maybe they podgadili it to me, I can not remember ... Or, who knows, it could be the blood brothers of the Jesuits, Masons. Masons are the same as the Jesuits, only more stupid. The Jesuits at least have only one theological theory, and they know how to use it, and the Masons are dragged with a lot of theories, but without the king in their heads. The deceased grandfather told me about the Masons. Bought with the Jews, they cut off the head of the king. And they awakened to the life of the Carbonarians, that is, absolutely foolish Masons who fell into the old days under the shooting, and in modern times - to the guillotine for not being able to assemble the bomb humanly. Then they became socialists, communists and communards. All of them put to the wall. Correctly did Thiers. "

"Who stayed? Yes, Jews, Lord God! In truth, I mistakenly thought that my grandfather had gone mad on Jews. But as Toussaintel listened, I began to understand that the market of haters of Jewry is not only contained in the abyss of the abbot of Barruel (which is very, very much), but also with revolutionaries, republicans, and socialists. Jews hate the altars. But they are also hateful to the plebeians, whom they suck blood. And also Jews are often hated by monarchs. "