Umberto Eco

Umberto Eco

Umberto Eco was born in Alessandria, Italy on January 5th, 1932 and passed away at the age of 84 on February 19th, 2016.

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Umberto Eco Stats: The highest rated book by Umberto Eco on Book Notification is Foucault's Pendulum, a Standalone novel. The second-highest rated book is The Name of the Rose, a Standalone novel.

The most read book by Umberto Eco on Book Notification is The Name of the Rose, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is The Prague Cemetery, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Umberto Eco books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Save the Story Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Story of Don Juan (By: Alessandro Baricco)
2010
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2
The Story of the Betrothed
2010
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3
The Story of Cyrano de Bergerac (By: Stefano Benni)
2010
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4
The Story of Gulliver (By: Jonathan Coe)
2011
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List of The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures Books in Publication Order

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1
Space, Time and Architecture: The Growth of a New Tradition (By: Siegfried Giedion)
1941
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2
i: Six Nonlectures (By: E.E. Cummings)
1953
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3
Sincerity and Authenticity (By: Lionel Trilling)
1972
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4
The Secular Scripture: A Study of the Structure of Romance (By: Northrop Frye)
1973
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6
Six Walks in the Fictional Woods
1994
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6
The Romantic Generation (By: Charles Rosen)
1995
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7
Lessons of the Masters (By: George Steiner)
2003
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8
Bathers, Bodies, Beauty: The Visceral Eye (By: Linda Nochlin)
2006
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9
The Origin of Others ( By: Toni Morrison)
2016
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.2
The Name of the Rose
1983
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2
7.7
Foucault's Pendulum
1988
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3
9
The Island of the Day Before
1994
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4
10
Baudolino
2000
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5
6
The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana
2004
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6
5.3
The Prague Cemetery
2010
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4
Numero Zero
2015
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List of Chapbooks in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Three Astronauts
1966
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List of Collections in Publication Order

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1
8
Misreadings
1963
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages
1959
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2
The Open Work
1962
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3
Travels in Hyperreality
1973
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4
How to Write a Thesis
1977
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5
A Theory of Semiotics
1978
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6
The Role of the Reader
1979
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7
8
Postscript to the Name of the Rose
1983
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8
The Sign of Three
1983
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9
Semiotics and the Philosophy of Language
1984
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10
The Aesthetics of Thomas Aquinas
1984
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11
On The Medieval Theory Of Signs
1989
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12
The Limits of Interpretation
1990
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13
From the Tree to the Labyrinth
1990
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14
Interpretation and Overinterpretation
1992
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15
How to Travel with a Salmon & Other Essays (With: William Weaver)
1992
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16
The Gnomes of Gnu
1992
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17
The Search for the Perfect Language
1993
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18
Apocalypse Postponed
1994
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19
Faith in Fakes
1995
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20
Belief or Non-Belief?
1996
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21
Incontro
1996
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22
Kant and the Platypus (With: Alastair McEwen)
1997
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23
Five Moral Pieces
1997
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24
Serendipities
1998
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25
Talking of Joyce
1998
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26
Experiences in Translation
2001
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27
On Literature
2002
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28
Mouse or Rat?
2003
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29
History of Beauty (With: Alastair McEwen)
2004
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30
On Beauty
2004
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31
Turning Back the Clock
2006
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32
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On Ugliness
2007
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33
The Infinity of Lists
2009
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34
This is Not the End of the Book
2009
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35
Confessions of a Young Novelist
2011
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36
Inventing the Enemy
2011
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37
The Book of Legendary Lands
2013
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38
Chronicles of a Liquid Society
2015
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39
Libraries: Candida Höfer
2019
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40
On the Shoulders of Giants
2019
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41
How to Spot a Fascist (With: Alastair McEwen, Richard Dixon)
2020
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List of Le Nom de la Rose Books in Publication Order (with Milo Manara)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Le Nom de la rose - Livre premier
2023
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List of Umberto Eco Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Cult of Vespa
1997
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2
Conversations about the End of Time
1998
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3
PEN America Issue 1: Classics
2000
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4
Writing Los Angeles
2002
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5
Pen America: A Journal for Writers and Readers: 13 Lovers
2009
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6
Stories Upon Stories
2014
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Umberto Eco

Umberto Eco was born on January 5th, 1932. Umberto passed away February 19th, 2016 at 84 years old. Umberto Eco was born in Alessandria, Italy.

Umberto Eco is probably best known for his Non-Fiction Books. They currently have 41 Non-Fiction books available. The first was released in 1959 with the book Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages. The most recently released was How to Spot a Fascist which was released in 2020.

Umberto Eco has appeared on the Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! international list once in Japan. His novel The Name of the Rose took the #1 rank in 1991.

Umberto Eco: Awards & Accolades

Umberto Eco books have been nominated for multiple awards, The Name of the Rose was nominated for the Crime Writer's Association Award, New Blood Dagger Award, in 1983 as well as the Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Best Fiction in 1983, Edgar Award - Best Mystery Novel in 1984. The Book of Legendary Lands was nominated for the Mythopoeic Award, Myth and Fantasy Studies Scholarship Award, in 2014.

Umberto Eco: Lists & Other Mentions

  • The Name of the Rose was a Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1983.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow Umberto Eco are:

  1. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
  2. Dan Brown, author of the Robert Langdon Series.
  3. Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.
  4. Agatha Christie, author of the novel: And Then There Were None / Ten Little Indians.
  5. Ken Follett, author of the Kingsbridge Series.

Umberto Eco: F.A.Q

When was Umberto Eco Born?

Umberto Eco was born on January 5th, 1932.

When did Umberto Eco die?

Umberto Eco died on February 19th, 2016 at 84 years old.

Where was Umberto Eco Born?

Umberto Eco was born in Alessandria, Italy.

What was the first book Umberto Eco wrote?

The first book written by Umberto Eco was Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages, published in 1959.

What was the most recent book Umberto Eco wrote?

His most recently released work was Le Nom de la rose - Livre premier (a short story) on May 10th, 2023.

How many books has Umberto Eco written?

Umberto Eco has written 54 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 1 book in the Save the Story Series, 1 book in The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures Series, 7 Standalone Novels, 1 book in the Chapbooks, 1 book in the Collections, 41 books in the Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the Le Nom de la Rose Series.

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