Umberto Eco was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator. In English, he is best known for his popular 1980 novel The Name of the Rose, a historical mystery combining semiotics in fiction with biblical analysis, medieval studies and literary theor…
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1 novel by Umberto Eco mapped on Map A Story, each with an interactive map of the book's real-world locations — including history, what's there today, and visitable landmarks.