Umberto Eco
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Umberto Eco OMRI (Italian: [umˈbɛrto ˈɛːko]; 5 January 1932 – 19 February 2016) was an Italian novelist, literary critic, philosopher, semiotician, and university professor. He is best known internationally for his 1980 novel Il nome della rosa (The Name of the Rose), a historical mystery combining semiotics in fiction with biblical analysis, medieval studies, and literary theory. He later wrote other novels, including Il pendolo di Foucault (Foucault's Pendulum) and L'isola del giorno prima (The Island of the Day Before). His novel Il cimitero di Praga (…
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Apostrophes
1975 · TV
Sabine Christiansen
1998 · TV
The Name of the Rose
1986 · Movie
The Name of the Rose
2019 · TV
Lo + plus
1995 · TV
La Notte
1961 · Movie
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
2022 · Movie
Quiproquo
2011 · Movie
Why Are We Creative?
2018 · Movie
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
2026 · Movie
The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
1986 · Movie
A Beautiful Vacation
2006 · Movie