Umberto
Eco (5 January 1932 – 19 February 2016)
Foucault's Pendulum is divided
into ten segments represented by the ten Sefiroth. The novel is full
of esoteric references to Kabbalah, alchemy and conspiracy theory —
so many, that critic and novelist Anthony Burgess suggested that it
needed an index.
The pendulum of the title refers
to an actual pendulum designed by the French physicist Léon Foucault
to demonstrate Earth's rotation, and has symbolic significance within
the novel.
Some believe it refers to the
philosopher Michel Foucault, noting Eco's friendship with the French
philosopher, but the author “specifically rejects any intentional
reference to Michel Foucault” — this is regarded as one of his
subtle literary jokes.
HMHNMSIE
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