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Inventing the Enemy

Essays

Inventing the Enemy( )
Author: Eco, Umberto
ISBN:978-0-544-10468-6
Publication Date:Sep 2013
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:HarperVia
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $15.95
Book Description:

A  collection of timely essays written over the last ten years by Umberto Eco, internationally acclaimed and best-selling author.

Book Details
Pages:240
Detailed Subjects: Literary Collections / Essays
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.31 x 8 x 0.62 Inches
Book Weight:0.44 Pounds
Author Biography
Eco, Umberto (Author)
Umberto Eco was born in Alessandria, Italy on January 5, 1932. He received a doctorate of philosophy from the University of Turin in 1954. His first book, Il Problema Estetico in San Tommaso, was an extension of his doctoral thesis on St. Thomas Aquinas and was published in 1956. His first novel, The Name of the Rose, was published in 1980 and won the Premio Strega and the Premio Anghiar awards in 1981. In 1986, it was adapted into a movie starring Sean Connery. His other works include Foucault's Pendulum, The Island of the Day Before, Baudolino, The Prague Cemetery, and Numero Zero. He also wrote children's books and more than 20 nonfiction books including Serendipities: Language and Lunacy. He taught philosophy and then semiotics at the University of Bologna. He also wrote weekly columns on popular culture and politics for L'Espresso. He died from cancer on February 19, 2016 at the age of 84.

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