Link to the Show / Show NotesThe Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana(Harcourt)
The loss of memory is Umberto Eco-s subject here. After a stroke, an antiquarian bookseller remembers every book he's read--but he remembers nothing about himself. In this conversation, Eco talks about the difference between memories"made of paper" and vital memories--those transformed by the experience of love.
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