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Is Foucault's Pendulum a difficult read?
Maureen Carden I worked in a small library when I first read this back in 1989. I did a bunch of research with it, wrote it up and included if with the library's cop…moreI worked in a small library when I first read this back in 1989. I did a bunch of research with it, wrote it up and included if with the library's copy. I figured not too many small town Mississippi readers would be familiar with some of the organizations mentioned. Nowadays-pshwaw-who hasn't heard of the Knights Templar or Rosicrucians etc.(less)
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Foucault’s Pendulum
by Umberto Eco
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