His "zero issues" will be seen by powerful figures high up in the world of finance and politics who don't want the truth to be revealed. The declared aim of the newspaper is to reveal the truth about everything, to publish all the news that's fit to print "plus a little more," but Commendator Vimercate's true interest lies elsewhere. The venture is financed by Commendator Vimercate, who owns a television channel, a dozen magazines and runs a chain of hotels and rest homes. He is hired by Simei to work on a newspaper called Domani ( Tomorrow) that will never be published. The story is told by Colonna, a hack journalist, now in his fifties, and a loser. It is a satire of the tabloid press, set in Italy in 1992. It was first published in January 2015 the English translation by Richard Dixon appeared in November 2015. Numero Zero ( Italian: Numero zero) is the seventh novel by Italian author and philosopher Umberto Eco and his final novel released during his lifetime.
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