Author

Umberto Eco

2 award wins, 3 nominations across 3 books.

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).

Foucault's PendulumHet nulnummerThe Name of the Rose
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Foucault's Pendulum

1 Award Won
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Het nulnummer

1 Nomination

Published 2015-03-31 · 222 pages

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The Name of the Rose

1 Award Won2 Nominations

518 pages

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