Friday, May 10, 2024

The Island of the day before

 Umberto Eco


The story of a man stranded on an island that straddles the international date line. This is during the 1600s when the date line and how to measure longitude were massive scientific challenges. The story then is about the be came to this island, and what happens then. 

As with many Eco novels, there is a lot of well researched arcane knowledge woven into the story.

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