Umberto Eco

Umberto Eco was born in Alessandria, Italy, in 1932. He is the author of five novels; among them The Name of the Rose and Foucault’s Pendulum, and numerous collections of essays. A semiotician, philosopher, and medievalist, for many years he has been a professor at the University of Bologna. He has received the Premio Strega and the Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur. He lives in Milan.

Books Authored

Image of Foucault's Pendulum
Author(s):
Umberto Eco
Genre(s):
Fiction, Mystery, Suspense

Foucault's Pendulum

August 2, 2023
Reviewed by: 
Toni V. Sweeney

“a brilliant work, beautiful in its language and descriptions, but probably best read in its original language.”

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Image of The Prague Cemetery
Author(s):
Umberto Eco, Richard Dixon
Genre(s):
World War II, Literary, International Settings, International Locales, Fiction, Historical Fiction

The Prague Cemetery

November 5, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Sharon Hunt

“Umberto Eco is one of just a handful of writers that can be trusted to take me by the hand and lead me into a world that, on first glimpse, I don’t want to venture into.

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