
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.Wikipedia →
Works
Il nome della rosa
The Name of the Rose
Italian · 1980Novel
1 translation
1 edition
Il pendolo di Foucault
Foucault's Pendulum
Italian · 1988Novel
1 translation
L'isola del giorno prima
The Island of the Day Before
Italian · 1994Novel
1 translation
Baudolino
Baudolino
Italian · 2000Novel
1 translation
La misteriosa fiamma della regina Loana
The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana
Italian · 2004Novel
1 translation
Il cimiterio di Praga
The Prague Cemetery
Italian · 2010Novel
1 translation
Numero Zero
Numero Zero
Italian · 2015Novel
1 translation
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