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Umberto Eco

Born

in Alessandria, Italy

January 05, 1932

Died

February 19, 2016

Website

http://www.umbertoeco.com/en/

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Genre

Historical Fiction, Mystery, Philosophy

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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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Average rating: 3.97 · 654,938 ratings · 30,002 reviews · 880 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Name of the Rose 4.13 avg rating — 349,024 ratings — published 1980 — 689 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Foucault's Pendulum 3.91 avg rating — 67,542 ratings — published 1988 — 299 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	History of Beauty by Umberto Eco, Alastair McEwen 3.83 avg rating — 59,677 ratings — published 2004 — 74 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Prague Cemetery 3.48 avg rating — 26,430 ratings — published 2010 — 172 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Baudolino by Umberto Eco, William Weaver (Translator) 3.78 avg rating — 22,534 ratings — published 2000 — 187 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Ugliness by Umberto Eco, Alastair McEwen (translator) 3.87 avg rating — 18,435 ratings — published 2007 — 60 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Island Of The Day Before 3.48 avg rating — 15,101 ratings — published 1994 — 165 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mysterious Flame Of Queen Loana by Umberto Eco, Geoffrey Brock (Translator) 3.38 avg rating — 11,846 ratings — published 2004 — 131 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Numero zero 3.16 avg rating — 12,545 ratings — published 2015 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Il Fascismo Eterno 4.35 avg rating — 5,372 ratings — published 1995 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Diario minimo (2 books)
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Advances in Semiotics (30 books)
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Tanner Lectures in Human Values (2 books)
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3.92 avg rating — 588 ratings

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July 2015 New School Group Read

1937, Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, 256 pages

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%

1903, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin, 272 pages

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%

1935, A Clergyman's Daughter by George Orwell, 250 pages

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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