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Ruusun nimi on vuonna 1980 ilmestynyt Umberto Econ kirjoittama dekkarimuotoinen romaani. Kirjan tapahtumat sijoittuvat keskiajalle, kuvitteelliseen italialaiseen luostariin vuonna 1327. Romaani sai osakseen maailmanlaajuisen suosion, ja se käännettiin kymmenille kielille. Murhamysteerin suosiota ei haitannut teoksen …

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Foucaultin heiluri on Umberto Econ kirjoittama romaani, joka ilmestyi vuonna 1988. Suomeksi se ilmestyi vuonna 1990 Tuula Saarikosken suomentamana. Kirja sisältää viittauksia useisiin kaunokirjallisiin teoksiin, ja sen kirjallisessa tyylissä on vaikutteita mm. Jorge Luis Borgesilta ja H. P. Lovecraftilta. Kirja on …

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Baudolino is a 2000 novel by Umberto Eco about the adventures of a young man named Baudolino in the known and mythical Christian world of the 12th century. Baudolino was translated into English in 2001 by William Weaver. The novel presented a number of particular difficulties in translation, not the least of which is …

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Edellisen päivän saari on Umberto Econ kirja vuodelta 1994. Suomeksi se ilmestyi vuonna 1995. Kirja kertoo 1600-luvun italialaisesta herrasmiehestä, Roberto de la Grivestä, joka ainoana selviää myrskyn aiheuttamasta haaksirikosta. Hän rantautuu autiolle laivalle, jonka uumenista paljastuu useita yllätyksiä. Edellisen …

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In this fascinating, abundant new novel from the incomparable Eco, Yambo, a rare-book dealer, has suffered a bizarre form of memory loss. He can remember every book he ever read but nothing about his own life. In an effort to retrieve his past, he withdraws into his old family home and searches through boxes of old …

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In these “impishly witty and ingeniously irreverent” essays (Atlantic Monthly), “the Andy Rooney of academia” (Los Angeles Times) takes on computer jargon, librarians, bureaucrats, meals on airplanes, bad coffee, taxi drivers, 33-function watches, soccer fans, and more. Translated by William Weaver. A Helen and Kurt …

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The Prague Cemetery is the sixth novel by Italian author Umberto Eco. It was first published in October 2010; the English translation by Richard Dixon appeared a year later. Shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize in 2012, it has been described as Eco's best novel since The Name of the Rose.

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Now in paperback, Umberto Eco’s groundbreaking and much-acclaimed first illustrated book has been a critical success since its first publication in 2004. What is beauty? Umberto Eco, among Italy’s finest and most important contemporary thinkers, explores the nature, the meaning, and the very history of the idea of …

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