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26/10/2011

As he publishes his latest book The Prague Cemetery, the Italian writer and thinker Umberto Eco discusses anti-semitism, why Italy is doomed as a nation state and the human urge to lie.

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On today's programme, as he publishes his latest book The Prague Cemetery, the Italian writer and thinker Umberto Eco discusses anti-semitism, why Italy is doomed as a nation state and the human urge to lie.

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