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English Core · 2024 · 2 marks
Flamingo: The InterviewThe Interview, Part II (An Interview with Umberto Eco)2 marksvery short answer
CBSE 2024 · Region 1 · Set 3 · Q10
Umberto Eco has a formidable reputation as a novelist after the success of 'The Name of the Rose'. Why does he still have apprehensions of being…
Umberto Eco has a formidable reputation as a novelist after the success of 'The Name of the Rose'. Why does he still have apprehensions of being called a novelist ? (The Interview)
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believe that people like trash / easy reading and don't like difficult reading experiences
puzzled by the success of the serious novel 'The Name of the Rose'
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