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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Umberto_EcoUmberto Eco - Wikipedia

    Umberto Eco OMRI (5 January 1932 – 19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.

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  3. www.britannica.com › biography › Umberto-EcoUmberto Eco | Biography, Books, The Name of the Rose, & Facts

    Umberto Eco, Italian literary critic and semiotician best known for his novel The Name of the Rose, a murder mystery set in a 14th-century Italian monastery but, in essence, a questioning of ‘truth’ from theological, philosophical, scholarly, and historical perspectives.

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  4. www.goodreads.com › author › showUmberto Eco (Author of The Name of the Rose) - Goodreads

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    • February 19, 2016
    • January 5, 1932
    • The Name of the Rose.
    • Foucault’s Pendulum.
    • History of Beauty by Umberto Eco, Alastair McEwen.
    • The Prague Cemetery.

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  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Name_of_the_RoseThe Name of the Rose - Wikipedia

    The Name of the Rose ( Italian: Il nome della rosa [il ˈnoːme della ˈrɔːza]) is the 1980 debut novel by Italian author Umberto Eco. It is a historical murder mystery set in an Italian monastery in the year 1327, and an intellectual mystery combining semiotics in fiction, biblical analysis, medieval studies, and literary theory.

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  7. www.umbertoeco.comUmberto Eco: The Story Of A Life | UmbertoEco.com

    Learn about the life and achievements of Umberto Eco, an Italian author, literary critic, semiotician and philosopher. Explore his famous novels, his contributions to semiotics and media theory, and his legacy in academia and culture.

  8. www.youtube.com › watchUmberto Eco Interview: I Was Always Narrating - YouTube

    Feb 29, 2016 · Interview with the late Italian novelist Umberto Eco, author behind the bestselling novel ‘The Name of the Rose’. With great warmth and humour Eco shares how he has...

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  9. www.nytimes.com › 2016/02/20 › artsUmberto Eco, 84, Best-Selling Academic Who Navigated Two Worlds,...

    Feb 20, 2016 · Umberto Eco, an Italian scholar in the arcane field of semiotics who became the author of best-selling novels, notably the blockbuster medieval mystery “The Name of the Rose,” died on Friday at...