Internationally acclaimed Italian author and philosopher Umberto Eco has died at age 84. His death was confirmed by his American publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Born in a small Italian town in 1932, Eco is perhaps best known for his 1980 mystery
Breaking: Italian writer Umberto Eco dies aged 84. Writer and philosopher of international fame and repute reported dead by BBC. about 5 hours ago. Italian writer Umberto Eco: poses during the presentation of his novel The Cemetery of Prague in Madrid,
Breaking: Italian writer Umberto Eco dies aged 84. Writer and philosopher of international fame and repute reported dead by BBC. about 5 hours ago. Italian writer Umberto Eco: poses during the presentation of his novel The Cemetery of Prague in Madrid,
The Italian semiotician Umberto Eco died on Friday. Eco also became a best-selling novelist, according to Jonathan Kandell in the New York Times. Writes Kandell, “As a semiotician, Eco sought to interpret cultures through their signs and symbols—words
Yesterday was a terrible day for those of us who love literature. Three distinguished writers of renown died: Harper Lee, author of "To Kill a Mockingbird;" Umberto Eco, author of "The Name of the Rose;" and Rosario Ferré, the Puerto Rican writer best