'Six Walks in the Fictional Woods' by Umberto Eco is a collection of six lectures that delve deep into the world of fiction, exploring the intricate relationship between writers and readers. Eco discusses how fiction manipulates us, the way we use fiction, and how we expect our world to conform to narrative. He uses literary examples from a wide range of authors, from Dumas to Fleming to Shakespeare, to illustrate his points. The book is described as philosophical, thought-provoking, and often funny, offering insights into both reading and writing.
Eco's writing style is praised for being clear, simple, and intellectually stimulating. He covers topics such as the importance of accuracy in writing fiction, the role time plays in fiction, and the need for readers to have rational mental points of reference to follow the details of a writer's fiction. Eco also explores the concept of the ideal reader, different types of readers and writers, and the emotional attachment people have to the truth of fiction.
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In Six Walks in the Fictional Woods Umberto Eco shares with us his Secret Life as a reader-his love for MAD magazine, for Scarlett O'Hara, for the nineteenth-century French novelist Nerval's Sylvie, for Little Red Riding Hood, Agatha Christie, Agent 007 and all his ladies. We see, hear, and feel Umberto Eco, the passionate reader who has gotten lost over and over again in the woods, loved it, and come back to tell the tale, The Tale of Tales. Eco tells us how fiction works, and he also tells us why we love fiction so much. This is no deconstructionist ripping the veil off the Wizard of Oz to reveal his paltry tricks, but the Wizard of Art himself inviting us to join him up at his level, the Sorcerer inviting us to become his apprentice.
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