The Seventh Function of Language - by Laurent Binet (Paperback)This item is not available

The Seventh Function of Language is a thrilling and intellectual romp through the French intelligentsia of the 20th century, starring luminaries such as Jacques Derrida, Umberto Eco, Gilles Deleuze, Michel Foucault, Judith Butler, and Julia Kristeva.

This hilarious and erudite comedy follows the hapless police detective Jacques Bayard as he searches for a lost manuscript by the linguist Roman Jakobson on the mysterious "seventh function of language." With car chases, mutilations, suicide, graphic sex, and multiple murders, this is no small pleasure for fans of Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose and Tom Stoppard's Arcadia.

Sam Taylor's deft translation encompasses heavy linguistic exegeses, political discussions, oratory duels, and even some puns, including echo and Eco.

Don't miss out on this affectionate send-up of an Umberto Eco-style intellectual thriller that doubles as an exemplar of the genre, filled with suspense, elaborate conspiracies, and exotic locales.

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