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Umberto Eco (born January 5, 1932) is an Italian medievalist, philosopher and novelist, best known for his novel The Name of the Rose and his many essays.
Biography
Eco was born in the city of Alessandria in the region of Piedmont. His father, Giulio, was an accountant before the government called upon him to serve in three wars. During World War II, Umberto and his mother, Giovanna, moved to a small village in the Piedmontese mountainside.
His family name stems from an acronym of ex coelis oblatus (lat: a gift from the heavens), which was given to his grandfather (a foundling) by a city official.
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I'm #reading Seis Paseos Por Los Bosques Narrativos by Umberto Eco - http://bit.ly/7Z0Rsw
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I want to read: Apocalipticos e Integrados by Umberto Eco - http://bit.ly/6gPSNS
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RT @giandanton: @evandocarmo Exatamente. Umberto Eco acusa Adorno de ser elitista. Para ele, s vc quiser ouvir música clássica tem que i ...
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RT @giandanton: @evandocarmo Exatamente. Umberto Eco acusa Adorno de ser elitista. Para ele, s vc quiser ouvir música clássica tem que i ...
RT @_ap: Umberto Eco. "O Google é uma tragédia para os jovens" - http://tinyurl.com/yzhbsrs
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RT @_ap: Umberto Eco. "O Google é uma tragédia para os jovens" - http://tinyurl.com/yzhbsrs
A Conversation on Information - An interview with Eco.
Eco - Interviews - Several interviews or interview-based articles about Umberto Eco.
The World According to Eco - Italian novelist and semiotician Umberto Eco expounds upon the Net, writing, The Osteria, libraries, the continental divide, Marshall Mcluhan,and, well, God. A profile/interview.
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Umberto Eco - A profile of the author, with selected bibliography.
Umberto Eco - A humorous cartoon portrait of the author, at a Polish-language website.
Umberto Eco and His Travels in Hyperreality - Umberto Eco in his essay, Travels in Hyperreality, saw the emergence of the age of simulation. He recognized that when simulations promise us something better than real, it is often a disguised sales pitch. Commentary on Eco's commentary.
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Umberto Eco's piece on Mac and DOS, Catholic and Protestant - A brief bit of wit from Eco himself on personal computing operating systems, and the religious divide betwixt the two main churches.
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