How does Eco find the time to write so much?
He generally didn’t had lot of time but he explained that the generally everybody has lots of time with no important jobs. He says that he spend his free time by writing only. He says that people gets shock that Eco has written so much on various subjects but the reason is that he was writing on the same lines and same interests-peace, etc. His all works were linked with the same lines. This thing saves his time and in this way he was able to write so many stories in a short period of time.
Who, in today’s world, is our chief source of information about personalities?
What is the belief in some primitive cultures about being photographed?
What do you understand by the expression “thumbprints on his windpipe”?
Do you think Umberto Eco likes being interviewed? Give reasons for your opinion.
Why do most celebrity writers despise being interviewed?
What is the reason for the huge success of the novel, The Name of the Rose?
Did Umberto Eco consider himself a novelist first or an academic scholar?
What are some of the positive views on interviews?
What was distinctive about Eco’s academic writing style?
What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?
What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from?
What is the “misadventure” that William Douglas speaks about?
From where did the peddler get the idea of the world being a rattrap?
Strike out what is not true in the following.
a. Rajkumar Shukla was
(i) a sharecropper.
(ii) a politician.
(iii) delegate.
(iv) a landlord.
b. Rajkumar Shukla was
(i) poor.
(ii) physically strong.
(iii) illiterate.
What does the writer mean by ‘the fiery misery’ of those subjected to make-up’?
Where was it most likely that the two girls would find work after school?
What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day?
What explanations does the author offer for the children not wearing footwear?
What were the series of emotions and fears that Douglas experienced when he was thrown into the pool? What plans did he make to come to the surface?
Who was the English visitor to the studios?
Does her father believe her story?
The author has used gentle humour to point out human foibles. Pick out instances of this to show how this serves to make the piece interesting.
What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?
Why did Sophie like her brother Geoff more than any other person? From her perspective, what did he symbolise?
What explanations does the author offer for the children not wearing footwear?
What made the lawyer stand out from the others at Gemini Studios?
How did the episode change the plight of the peasants?
Why was Kothamangalam Subbu considered No. 2 in Gemini Studios?
Why didn’t Sophie want Jansie to know about her story with Danny?