Umberto Eco

Umberto Eco

Umberto Eco has written at least 268 books. Their most popular book is The Name of the Rose with 1020 saves with an average rating of 3.99⭐.

Author Bio

Umberto Eco (5 January 1932 – 19 February 2016) was an Italian novelist, literary critic, philosopher, semiotician, and university professor. He is widely known 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 (The Prague Cemetery), released in 2010, topped the bestseller charts in Italy.

Eco also wrote academic texts, children's books, and essays, and edited and translated into Italian books from French, such as Raymond Queneau’s “Exercises in Style” (1983). He was the founder of the Department of Media Studies at the University of the Republic of San Marino,[3] president of the Graduate School for the Study of the Humanities at the University of Bologna, member of the Accademia dei Lincei, and an honorary fellow of Kellogg College, Oxford.

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The Sign of Three: Dupin, Holmes, Peirce
The Sign of Three: Dupin, Holmes, Peirce
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    Le civiltà del Vicino Oriente

    Le civiltà del Vicino Oriente: Assiri, Babilonesi, Egizi, Fenici, Ebrei, Persiani - Storia politica, economica e sociale
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      Storia della bruttezza
      Storia della bruttezza
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        L'età moderna e contemporanea: Il Novecento - Il secolo breve: Scienze e tecniche (seconda parte) -, Vol. 18
        L'età moderna e contemporanea: Il Novecento - Il secolo breve: Scienze e tecniche (seconda parte) -, Vol. 18
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          Il Medioevo: Barbari, Cristiani, Musulmani
          Il Medioevo: Barbari, Cristiani, Musulmani
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            Sekrety włoskiej kuchni. Dlaczego Włosi lubią rozmawiać o jedzeniu?
            Sekrety włoskiej kuchni. Dlaczego Włosi lubią rozmawiać o jedzeniu?
            • Yelena Kostyukovich
            • Jan Jackowicz (Translator)
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            Labyrinths: The Art of the Maze
            Labyrinths: The Art of the Maze
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              Why Italians Love to Talk About Food
              Why Italians Love to Talk About Food
              • Yelena Kostyukovich
              • Anne Milano Appel (Translator)
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              A Conspiração - A História Secreta dos Protocolos dos Sábios de Sião
              A Conspiração - A História Secreta dos Protocolos dos Sábios de Sião
              • Will Eisner
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              Le Nom de la rose - Livre premier
              Le Nom de la rose - Livre premier
              • Milo Manara
              41 read
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              Constantinopla

              Constantinopla
              • Edmondo de Amicis
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              Μικρός που είναι ο κόσμος!
              Μικρός που είναι ο κόσμος!
              • David Lodge
              • Βασίλης Τομανάς (Translator)
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              De begraafplaats van Praag
              De begraafplaats van Praag
              • Umberto Eco
              • Yond Boeke (translator)
              • Patty Krone (translator)
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              The Three Astronauts
              The Three Astronauts
              • Umberto Eco
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              On Beauty
              On Beauty
              • Umberto Eco
              • Girolamo De Michele
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              Número Zero
              Número Zero
              • Umberto Eco
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              Die Insel des vorigen Tages
              Die Insel des vorigen Tages
              • Umberto Eco
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              Inventing the Enemy
              Inventing the Enemy
              • Umberto Eco
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              A Misteriosa Chama da Rainha Loana
              A Misteriosa Chama da Rainha Loana
              • Umberto Eco
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              Om fulhet

              Om fulhet
              • Umberto Eco
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              The Aesthetics of Thomas Aquinas
              The Aesthetics of Thomas Aquinas
              • Umberto Eco
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              Wahadło Foucaulta

              Wahadło Foucaulta
              • Adam Szymanowski (Translator)
              • Umberto Eco
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              În ce cred cei care nu cred?

              În ce cred cei care nu cred?
              • Carlo Maria Martini
              • Dragoş Zamoşteanu (Translator)
              • Umberto Eco
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              Interpretación y sobreinterpretación
              Interpretación y sobreinterpretación
              • Umberto Eco
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              Confesiunile unui tânăr romancier

              Confesiunile unui tânăr romancier
              • Umberto Eco
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              Cimitirul din Praga
              Cimitirul din Praga
              • Umberto Eco
              • Ștefania Mincu (Translator)
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              Iz minimalnog dnevnika

              Iz minimalnog dnevnika
              • Umberto Eco
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              Kako sam putovao sa lososom
              Kako sam putovao sa lososom
              • Umberto Eco
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              Baudolino. Translated from the Italian by William Weaver
              Baudolino. Translated from the Italian by William Weaver
              • Umberto Eco
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              Número Cero

              Número Cero
              • Umberto Eco
              • Helena Lozano Miralles (Translator)
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              গোলাপের নাম
              গোলাপের নাম
              • জি এইচ হাবীব (Translator)
              • Umberto Eco
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              Le Nom de la rose

              Le Nom de la rose
              • Umberto Eco
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              La isla del día de antes
              La isla del día de antes
              • Umberto Eco
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              En qué creen los que no creen?
              En qué creen los que no creen?
              • Umberto Eco
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              Apocalittici e integrati
              Apocalittici e integrati
              • Umberto Eco
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              Diario minimo
              Diario minimo
              • Umberto Eco
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              A ilha do dia anterior

              A ilha do dia anterior
              • Umberto Eco
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              Der Friedhof in Prag
              Der Friedhof in Prag
              • Umberto Eco
              • Burkhart Kroeber (Translator)
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              Cómo se hace una tesis. Técnicas y procedimientos de investigación, estudio y escritura
              Cómo se hace una tesis. Técnicas y procedimientos de investigación, estudio y escritura
              • Umberto Eco
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              Confissões de um jovem romancista
              Confissões de um jovem romancista
              • Umberto Eco
              • Clóvis Marques (Translator)
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              Name of the rose [in Japanese].

              Name of the rose [in Japanese].
              • Umberto Eco
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              Numărul zero
              Numărul zero
              • Umberto Eco
              • Ștefania Mincu (Translator)
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              Il Medioevo. Castelli, mercanti, poeti
              Il Medioevo. Castelli, mercanti, poeti
              • Umberto Eco
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              L'isola del giorno prima

              L'isola del giorno prima
              • Umberto Eco
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              Del furore di possedere libri
              Del furore di possedere libri
              • Umberto Eco
              • Giampiero Mughini
              • Giuseppe Pontiggia
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              Il Medioevo, Vol. 4

              Il Medioevo, Vol. 4
              • Umberto Eco
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              Il Medioevo, Vol. 6

              Il Medioevo, Vol. 6
              • Umberto Eco
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              La misteriosa fiamma della Regina Loana
              La misteriosa fiamma della Regina Loana
              • Umberto Eco
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              Como se Faz uma Tese em Ciências Humanas
              Como se Faz uma Tese em Ciências Humanas
              • Umberto Eco
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              Le Nom de la Rose: Nouvelle édition avec les dessins et notes préparatoires de l'auteur
              Le Nom de la Rose: Nouvelle édition avec les dessins et notes préparatoires de l'auteur
              • Umberto Eco
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              Die geheimnisvolle Flamme der Königin Loana
              Die geheimnisvolle Flamme der Königin Loana
              • Umberto Eco
              • Burkhart Kroeber (Translator)
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              Semiologia życia codziennego

              Semiologia życia codziennego
              • Umberto Eco
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              Pape Satàn: Chroniken einer flüssigen Gesellschaft oder Die Kunst, die Welt zu verstehen
              Pape Satàn: Chroniken einer flüssigen Gesellschaft oder Die Kunst, die Welt zu verstehen
              • Umberto Eco
              • Burkhart Kroeber (Translator)
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              Nulti broj
              Nulti broj
              • Umberto Eco
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              El péndulo de Foucault
              El péndulo de Foucault
              • Umberto Eco
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              Le pendule de Foucault

              Le pendule de Foucault
              • Umberto Eco
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              Le Cimetière de Prague
              Le Cimetière de Prague
              • Umberto Eco
              • Jean-Noël Schifano (Translator)
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              Temat na pierwszą stronę
              Temat na pierwszą stronę
              • Umberto Eco
              • Krzysztof Żaboklicki (Translator)
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              Wie man mit einem Lachs verreist und andere nützliche Ratschläge

              Wie man mit einem Lachs verreist und andere nützliche Ratschläge
              • Umberto Eco
              • Burkhart Kroeber (Translator)
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              Yanlış Okumalar
              Yanlış Okumalar
              • Umberto Eco
              • Mehmet H. Doğan (Translator)
              31 read
              Foucault Sarkacı
              Foucault Sarkacı
              • Umberto Eco
              • Şadan Karadeniz (Translator)
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              Faith in Fakes: Travels in Hyperreality
              Faith in Fakes: Travels in Hyperreality
              • Umberto Eco
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              Numero Zeron tapaus
              Numero Zeron tapaus
              • Umberto Eco
              • Helinä Kangas (translator)
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              La Edad Media, I. Bárbaros, cristianos y musulmanes

              La Edad Media, I. Bárbaros, cristianos y musulmanes
              • Umberto Eco
              • Omar Daniel Alva Barrera (Translator)
              • Dennis Peña Torres (Translator)
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              La Nueva Edad Media
              La Nueva Edad Media
              • Umberto Eco
              • Furio Colombo
              • Francesco Alberoni
              • Giuseppe Sacco
              • Carlos Manzano (Translator)
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              მტრის ხატის შექმნა
              მტრის ხატის შექმნა
              • Umberto Eco
              • ხათუნა ცხადაძე (Translator)
              • დარეჯან კიკოლიაშვილი (Translator)
              • ნათია ბერიშვილი (Translator)
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              Migración e intolerancia
              Migración e intolerancia
              • Umberto Eco
              • Helena Lozano Miralles (Translator)
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              Bludiště seznamů
              Bludiště seznamů
              • Umberto Eco
              • Lenka Kováčová (Translator)
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              Od hlouposti k šílenství: Zprávy o tekuté společnosti
              Od hlouposti k šílenství: Zprávy o tekuté společnosti
              • Umberto Eco
              • Gabriela Chalupská (Translator)
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              Le nom de la rose
              Le nom de la rose
              • Umberto Eco
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              Come si fa una tesi di laurea
              Come si fa una tesi di laurea
              • Umberto Eco
              31 read
              تأملات في اسم الوردة
              تأملات في اسم الوردة
              • Umberto Eco
              • أومبرتو إيكو
              • سعيد الغانمي (Translator)
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              لا نهائية القوائم: من هوميروس حتى جويس
              لا نهائية القوائم: من هوميروس حتى جويس
              • Umberto Eco
              • أومبرتو إيكو
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              مقبرة براغ
              مقبرة براغ
              • Umberto Eco
              • أومبرتو إيكو
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              O Fascismo Eterno
              O Fascismo Eterno
              • Umberto Eco
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              Nos ombros dos gigantes
              Nos ombros dos gigantes
              • Umberto Eco
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              Idade Média, Vol. I: Bárbaros, Cristãos e Muçulmanos
              Idade Média, Vol. I: Bárbaros, Cristãos e Muçulmanos
              • Umberto Eco
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              La ricerca della lingua perfetta nella cultura europea
              La ricerca della lingua perfetta nella cultura europea
              • Umberto Eco
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              Sei passeggiate nei boschi narrativi
              Sei passeggiate nei boschi narrativi
              • Umberto Eco
              51 read
              Apostillas a El nombre de la rosa
              Apostillas a El nombre de la rosa
              • Umberto Eco
              • Ricardo Pochtar (Translator)
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              11/9. La cospirazione impossibile
              11/9. La cospirazione impossibile
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                Istoria urâtului

                Istoria urâtului
                • Umberto Eco
                • Oana Salisteanu (translator)
                • Anamaria Gebaila (translator)
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                The Limits of Interpretation
                The Limits of Interpretation
                • Umberto Eco
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                Zeichen: Einführung in einen Begriff und seine Geschichte
                Zeichen: Einführung in einen Begriff und seine Geschichte
                • Umberto Eco
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                Migração e intolerância
                Migração e intolerância
                • Umberto Eco
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                Storia delle terre e dei luoghi leggendari
                Storia delle terre e dei luoghi leggendari
                • Umberto Eco
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                Nie myśl, że książki znikną

                Nie myśl, że książki znikną
                • Umberto Eco
                • Jean-Claude Carrière
                • Jan Kortas (Translator)
                21 read
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                Jméno růže

                Jméno růže
                • Umberto Eco
                • Zdeněk Frýbort (Translator)
                51 read
                A Memória Vegetal e outros escritos sobre bibliofilia
                A Memória Vegetal e outros escritos sobre bibliofilia
                • Umberto Eco
                41 read
                De la estupidez a la locura
                De la estupidez a la locura
                • Umberto Eco
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                Recherche de La Langue Parfaite Dans La Culture Europ'enne

                Recherche de La Langue Parfaite Dans La Culture Europ'enne
                • Umberto Eco
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                Gli Gnomi Di Gnu
                Gli Gnomi Di Gnu
                • Umberto Eco
                41 read
                Foucault' pendel
                Foucault' pendel
                • Umberto Eco
                • Mailis Põld (Translator)
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                Foucaults pendel
                Foucaults pendel
                • Umberto Eco
                • Eva Alexanderson (Translator)
                31 read
                De naam van de roos
                De naam van de roos
                • Umberto Eco
                • Jenny Tuin (Translator)
                • Pietha de Voogd (Translator)
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                Pape Satàn Aleppe

                Pape Satàn Aleppe: cronache di una società liquida
                • Umberto Eco
                31 read
                Obra Aberta: Forma e Indeterminação nas Poéticas Contemporâneas
                Obra Aberta: Forma e Indeterminação nas Poéticas Contemporâneas
                • Umberto Eco
                • Giovanni Cutolo (translator)
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                Confesiones de un joven novelista

                Confesiones de un joven novelista
                • Umberto Eco
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                Baudolino: A Novel
                Baudolino: A Novel
                • Umberto Eco
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                Pražský hřbitov
                Pražský hřbitov
                • Umberto Eco
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