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Umberto Eco

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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.

Books

The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose
Umberto Eco
History Of Beauty
History Of Beauty
Umberto Eco
The Prague Cemetery
The Prague Cemetery
Umberto Eco
Baudolino
Baudolino
Umberto Eco
How to Write a Thesis
How to Write a Thesis
Umberto Eco, Francesco Erspamer, Geoff Farina, Caterina Mongiat Farina
On Ugliness
On Ugliness
Umberto Eco
Numero zero
Numero zero
Umberto Eco
Gülün Adı
Gülün Adı
Umberto Eco
The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana
The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana
Umberto Eco
On Ugliness
On Ugliness
Umberto Eco, Alastair McEwen
Il fascismo eterno
Il fascismo eterno
Umberto Eco
On Literature
On Literature
Umberto Eco
Travels in Hyper Reality
Travels in Hyper Reality
Umberto Eco
How to Spot a Fascist
How to Spot a Fascist
Umberto Eco
Kant and the Platypus
Kant and the Platypus
Umberto Eco
How to Travel with a Salmon & Other Essays
How to Travel with a Salmon & Other Essays
Umberto Eco
A Theory of Semiotics
A Theory of Semiotics
Umberto Eco
بندول فوكو
بندول فوكو
Umberto Eco
How to travel with a salmon & other essays
How to travel with a salmon & other essays
Umberto Eco
Come viaggiare con un salmone
Come viaggiare con un salmone
Umberto Eco

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