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Umberto Eco


Italy (1932 - 2016)

Umberto Eco was an Italian novelist, essayist, literary critic, philosopher, and semiotician. He was born in Alessandria in 1932 and was Professor of Semiotics at the University of Bologna and President of the International Center for Semiotic and Cognitive Studies.
 


Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Children's Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical
 
Novels
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Collections
   Misreadings (1988)
   Stories Upon Stories (2016) (with others)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   The Three Astronauts (1989)
   Cult Of Vespa (1997)
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Series contributed to
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Books containing stories by Umberto Eco

Award nominations
1984 Edgar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Name of the Rose
1983 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction (nominee) : The Name of the Rose
1983 John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger (shortlist) : The Name of the Rose


Umberto Eco recommends
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The Lights of Alborada (2006)
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"Gianni Riotta is a born writer. His books are the stuff of contemporary life."
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Driftglass / Starshards (1993)
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"I consider Delany notonly one of the most important speculative fiction writers of the presentgeneration, but a fascinating writer in general who has invented a new style."

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