The Island of the Day Before | Ideas for Group Discussions
Like his earlier novels, Eco's most recent work evokes the past in accurate and exhaustive detail, and its historical insights provide numerous topics for conversation. The philosophical and scientific problems which the characters find so compelling still matter, and Eco's framing of the questions could lead to unusually productive discussions. The important fictional and historical figures in the book are intriguing singly and in the combinations Eco arranges. Finally the ambiguities of the last pages should provoke spirited debates.
1. What really caused Roberto's eye...
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