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Umberto Eco


Born
in Alessandria, Piedmont, Kingdom of Italy
January 05, 1932

Died
February 19, 2016

Genre
Historical Fiction, Mystery, Philosophy

Influences
Theodor Adorno, Jorge Luis Borges, Franz Kafka, Italo Calvino, Antonio ...more


Umberto Eco was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator. In English, he is best known for his popular 1980 novel The Name of the Rose, a historical mystery combining semiotics in fiction with biblical analysis, medieval studies and literary theory, as well as Foucault's Pendulum, his 1988 novel which touches on similar themes.

Eco wrote prolifically throughout his life, with his output including children's books, translations from French and English, in addition to a twice-monthly newspaper column "La Bustina di Minerva" (Minerva's Matchbook) in the magazine L'Espresso beginning in 1985, with his last column (a critical appraisal of the Romantic paintings of Francesco ...more

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Average rating: 3.99 · 749,280 ratings · 38,149 reviews · 948 distinct works • Similar authors
The Name of the Rose
4.14 avg rating — 395,755 ratings — published 1980 — 37 editions
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Foucault’s Pendulum
3.91 avg rating — 74,912 ratings — published 1988 — 318 editions
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History of Beauty
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3.82 avg rating — 67,655 ratings — published 2004 — 78 editions
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The Prague Cemetery
3.51 avg rating — 30,188 ratings — published 2010 — 193 editions
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Baudolino
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3.80 avg rating — 25,374 ratings — published 2000 — 4 editions
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On Ugliness
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3.88 avg rating — 19,103 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions
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The Island of the Day Before
3.49 avg rating — 16,354 ratings — published 1994 — 176 editions
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Numero zero
3.17 avg rating — 14,497 ratings — published 2015 — 134 editions
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Il fascismo eterno
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Felsefe Tarihi : Antik Yuna... Felsefe Tarihi : Hellenizmd... Felsefe Tarihi : Aostalı An... Felsefe Tarihi : Machiavell... Felsefe Tarihi #5 - Aydınla... Da Marx alla nascita delle ... Tra Ottocento e Novecento
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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...
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“We live for books.”
― Umberto Eco
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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
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“To survive, you must tell stories.”
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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.

The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara Michael Shaara

KILLER ANGELS BY MICHAEL SHAARA
 
  9 votes, 29.0%

A Tale of Two Cities (Silver Classics) by Charles Dickens Charles Dickens

THE TALE OF TWO CITIES BY CHARLES DICKENS
 
  5 votes, 16.1%

Les Misérables by Victor Hugo Victor Hugo

LES MISERABLES BY VICTOR HUGO
 
  4 votes, 12.9%

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DOCTOR ZHIVAGO BY BORIS PASTERNAK
 
  4 votes, 12.9%

Rob Roy (Penguin Classics) by Walter Scott Walter Scott


ROB ROY BY WALTER SCOTT
 
  2 votes, 6.5%

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Leo Tolstoy

WAR AND PEACE BY TOLSTOY
 
  2 votes, 6.5%

The Good Earth (Enriched Classics) by Pearl S. Buck Pearl S. Buck

THE GOOD EARTH BY PEARL S. BUCK
 
  1 vote, 3.2%

Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes Esther Forbes

JOHNNY TREMAIN BY ESTHER FORBES
 
  1 vote, 3.2%

Ivanhoe (Penguin Classics) by Walter Scott Walter Scott

IVANHOE BY WALTER SCOTT
 
  1 vote, 3.2%

The Man Who Made Vermeers Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van Meegeren by Jonathan Lopez Jonathan Lopez

THE MAN WHO MADE VERMEERS - UNVARNISHING THE LEGEND OF MASTER FORGER HAN VAN MEEGEREN
 
  1 vote, 3.2%

Ben Hur A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace Lew Wallace

BEN HUR BY LEW WALLACE
 
  1 vote, 3.2%

Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier Tracy Chevalier

GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING BY TRACY CHEVALIER
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Richard II (Oxford School Shakespeare Series) by William Shakespeare William Shakespeare


RICHARD II BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

The Cid, Cinna, The Theatrical Illusion (Penguin Classics) by Pierre Corneille Pierre Corneille

THE CID BY PIERRE CORNEILLE
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

The Name of the Rose Including Postscript by Umberto Eco Umberto Eco

THE NAME OF THE ROSE BY UMBERTO ECO
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

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