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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

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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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	The Name of the Rose 4.14 avg rating — 378,483 ratings — published 1980 — 709 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 — 72,489 ratings — published 1988 — 303 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 3.84 avg rating — 63,141 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 3.50 avg rating — 28,934 ratings — published 2010 — 184 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) 3.80 avg rating — 24,403 ratings — published 2000 — 190 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 — 18,868 ratings — published 2007 — 65 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 3.49 avg rating — 15,939 ratings — published 1994 — 169 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 3.17 avg rating — 13,803 ratings — published 2015 — 124 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 — 12,458 ratings — published 2004 — 138 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 4.32 avg rating — 7,343 ratings — 28 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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Which Classic book would you like to read with us during March and April? Please note the date at the bottom, which ends the poll, is 20th! (February is a short month.)

I, Robot by Isaac Asimov

39 votes, 28.7%

Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

36 votes, 26.5%

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

25 votes, 18.4%

Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell

20 votes, 14.7%

Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence

12 votes, 8.8%

Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth

4 votes, 2.9%

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