April 28, 2024 18:31 (IST)
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Author Umberto Eco dies at 84
London, Feb 20 (IBNS) Italian author, crtic and philosopher, Umberto Eco, globally known for his 1980 novel The Name of the Rose, died on Friday, according to media reports.
He was 84.
Eco was born in Alessandria, a city about 60 miles east of Turin, in January 1932.
Eco was the 1992-1993 Norton professor at Harvard and taught semiotics at Bologna University.
Some of his other writings include Foucault’s Pendulum, The Island of the Day Before, and The Prague Cemetery.
In 1989, The Name of the Rose was made into a film starring actor Sean Connery.
His latest book Year Zero was published in 2015.
Wikipedia: Ufficio Stampa Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria
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