{"product_id":"how-to-travel-with-a-salmon-other-essays-paperback","title":"How to Travel with a Salmon \u0026 Other Essays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUmberto Eco\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Weaver\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e A collection of \"impishly witty and ingeniously irreverent\" (\u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e) how-to essays that highlight the absurdities of modern life, from the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Name of the Rose\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow to Travel With a Salmon\u003c\/em\u003e is a highly engaging collection of what Umberto Eco calls his \u003cem\u003ediario minimo\u003c\/em\u003e--minimal diaries--after the magazine column in which he began \"pursuing the pathways of parody.\" These essays are his playful but unfailingly accurate takes on militarism, computer jargon, Westerns, art criticism, librarians, bureaucrats, meals on airplanes, Amtrak trains, bad coffee, maniacal taxi drivers, express mail, multi-function watches, fax machines and cell phones, pornography, soccer fans, academia, and--last but definitely not least--the author's own self.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Very funny.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 7.96 x 5.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53057875181792,"sku":"9780156001250","price":18.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/Y--RUqr7Ds9780156001250.webp?v=1781384828","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-travel-with-a-salmon-other-essays-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}