Umberto Eco

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 …

Bored with their work, three Milanese editors cook up "the Plan," a hoax that connects the medieval Knights Templar with other occult groups from ancient to modern times. This produces a map indicating the geographical point from which all the powers of the earth can be controlled―a point located in Paris, France, at …

Ime ruže je prvi roman talijanskog pisca Umberta Eca objavljen 1980. godine. Za roman Ime ruže kaže se da je istovremeno leksikon filozofije, povijesti religije, detektivski roman i kurs jezika. Roman je privukao veliku pozornost poslije objvaljivanja, i zbog toga što se može shvatiti i kao alegorija, ali pitanje je …