Monday, January 05, 1970

We remember Umberto Eco (1932-2016)

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Umberto Eco was born in Italy on this day in 1932 and died in February 2016.

Back  in 1986, I was introduced to Umberto Eco with the movie "The name of the rose".    Let's say that the movie and the book are both very good.

His books were difficult to follow but persistence paid off.  

Read "The Name of the rose" and see for yourself: