Umberto Eco

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Born: 5 January 1932 Died: 19 February 2016

Country of origin: Italy

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Renate Ramge

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Gone, but not forgotten (2176 items)
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Who's Listal's Role Model? (205 items)
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Published 13 years, 9 months ago

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In Memoriam 2016 (177 items)
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My favorite writers (156 items)
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Description: Umberto Eco was an Italian novelist, essayist, literary critic, philosopher, and semiotician. He is best known for his groundbreaking 1980 historical mystery novel Il nome della rosa (The Name of the Rose), an intellectual mystery combining semiotics in fiction, biblical analysis, medieval studies and literary theory. He later wrote other novels, including Il pendolo di Foucault (Foucault's Pendulum) and L'isola del giorno prima (The Island of the Day Before). His novel Il cimitero di Praga (The Prague Cemetery), released in 2010, was a best-seller. Eco also wrote academic texts, children's books and essays. He was founder of ... (more)