"The heroes of this novel are not fictitious. Except for the main character, all of them truly lived," Eco says about "The Prague Cemetery." On the pages of the book, one can encounter Freud, depicted in a rather comical manner, Eugène Sue, and Maurice Joly. The protagonist—Simone Simonini, an adventurer and secret agent—navigates through events that unfolded in Europe at the end of the 19th century and becomes entangled in political intrigues and conspiracies. The novel traces a thread connecting its plot with the well-known "Joseph Balsamo" by Alexandre Dumas, père. Among Umberto Eco's fans, debates continue about which of his novels contains more mysteries and references to real works of art and historical figures: "The Prague Cemetery," "The Island of the Day Before," "The Name of the Rose," or "Foucault's Pendulum." But they agree on one thing—each of the author's works deserves a place of its own on the bookshelf.