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Umberto Eco


Born
in Alessandria, Italy
January 05, 1932

Died
February 19, 2016

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Umberto Eco was an Italian writer of fiction, essays, academic texts, and children's books. A professor of semiotics at the University of Bologna, Eco’s brilliant fiction is known for its playful use of language and symbols, its astonishing array of allusions and references, and clever use of puzzles and narrative inventions. His perceptive essays on modern culture are filled with a delightful sense of humor and irony, and his ideas on semiotics, interpretation, and aesthetics have established his reputation as one of academia’s foremost thinkers. ...more

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“We live for books.”
Umberto Eco

“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

“To survive, you must tell stories.”
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Polls

July 2015 New School Group Read

 
  11 votes, 28.2%

1973, The Princess Bride by William Goldman, 398 pages
 
  11 votes, 28.2%

1988, Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco, 623 pages
 
  4 votes, 10.3%

1931, The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck, 418 pages
 
  4 votes, 10.3%

 
  3 votes, 7.7%

1960, The Moviegoer by Walker Percy, 242 pages
 
  2 votes, 5.1%

1948, I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith, 343 pages
 
  2 votes, 5.1%

 
  1 vote, 2.6%

1941, Mildred Pierce by James M. Cain, 288 pages
 
  1 vote, 2.6%

1981, Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie, 647 pages
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

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