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Umberto Eco
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in Alessandria, Italy
January 05, 1932
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The Name of the Rose
by Umberto Eco, William Weaver — published 1980 — 269 editions |
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Foucault's Pendulum
by Umberto Eco, William Weaver — published 1988 — 128 editions |
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Baudolino
by Umberto Eco, William Weaver , R.C.S. Libri — published 2000 — 81 editions |
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History of Beauty
by Umberto Eco, Alastair McEwen — published 2004 — 5 editions |
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The Island of the Day Before
— published 1994 — 76 editions |
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The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana
by Umberto Eco, Geoffrey Brock — published 2004 — 59 editions |
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The Prague Cemetery
by Umberto Eco, Richard Dixon — published 2010 — 86 editions |
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On Ugliness
— published 2007 — 29 editions |
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How to Travel with a Salmon and Other Essays
by Umberto Eco, William Weaver — published 1992 — 31 editions |
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Travels in Hyperreality
by Umberto Eco, John Radziewicz , William Weaver — published 1973 — 14 editions |
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Interviews
October 2011,
Umberto Eco
"In The Prague Cemetery, a new novel from the Renaissance man who gave us The Name of the Rose, a master forger stokes the flames of conspiracy in 19th-century Europe." ...More
"In The Prague Cemetery, a new novel from the Renaissance man who gave us The Name of the Rose, a master forger stokes the flames of conspiracy in 19th-century Europe." ...More
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“Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry. When we consider a book, we mustn't ask ourselves what it says but what it means...”
― Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
― Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
“I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren't trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.”
― Umberto Eco, Foucault's Pendulum
― Umberto Eco, Foucault's Pendulum
Polls
HISTORICAL FICTION POLL "A"
There will be a series of polls to begin putting together a potential reading list for the "historical fiction folder". I have divided the books into groups of 15 books apiece. Make sure to choose your favorite from each poll and make sure to vote in each of these polls so that we can generate a list according to priorities and interests.
There will be a series of polls to begin putting together a potential reading list for the "historical fiction folder". I have divided the books into groups of 15 books apiece. Make sure to choose your favorite from each poll and make sure to vote in each of these polls so that we can generate a list according to priorities and interests.
THE TALE OF TWO CITIES BY CHARLES DICKENS
LES MISERABLES BY VICTOR HUGO
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO BY BORIS PASTERNAK
WAR AND PEACE BY TOLSTOY
ROB ROY BY WALTER SCOTT
THE MAN WHO MADE VERMEERS - UNVARNISHING THE LEGEND OF MASTER FORGER HAN VAN MEEGEREN
IVANHOE BY WALTER SCOTT
THE GOOD EARTH BY PEARL S. BUCK
BEN HUR BY LEW WALLACE
RICHARD II BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING BY TRACY CHEVALIER
THE NAME OF THE ROSE BY UMBERTO ECO
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