The history of an illusion and a failure: the search for a perfect and unique language, capable of bringing this brotherhood of all Europeans. A tenaciously pursued dream, from the Sixth century AD to the present day, through many different codes and languages​​: from mathematics to computer, from magic to astrology, from Esperanto to modern hybrids between different languages​​.
Umberto Eco once again provides readers with his ability to move easily between different fields of knowledge (philosophy, literature, mathematics, science) with a successful narrative vein.