Baudolino (work Series by Umberto Eco)
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How many times do we end up believing the lies we tell ourselves? Umberto Eco's most whimsical suspense novel, a liar who is born to understand various languages, a unique book that travels in the world of history and imagination, using the shell of a knight-errant novel to construct a wonderful journey to the East and the legend of the Holy Grail. "Baudolino" is Umberto Eco's most whimsical suspense novel. The book is set against the background of the expansion of the Holy Roman Empire and the fall of Constantinople in the Middle Ages. The protagonist Baudolino is a genius liar. He claims that everything he tells is false, but interestingly, his lies always become true as soon as he speaks them. The story revolves around the "Legend of the Holy Grail" fabricated by Baudolino, and a group of people embark on a mighty journey toward the mysterious East...
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