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Literature & Fiction
A "scintillating collection" of essays on Disneyland, medieval times, and much more, from the author of Foucault's Pendulum (Los Angeles Times). Collected here are some of Umberto Eco's finest popular essays, recording... See More
Foreign Languages
From the world-famous author of THE NAME OF THE ROSE, an illuminating and humorous study on the pleasures and pitfalls of translation. 'Translation is always a shift, not between two languages but between two cultures. A... See More
Literature & Fiction
This essay collection by the revered public intellectual displays his "profound erudition, lively wit, and passion for ideas of all shapes and sizes" (Booklist). In these fourteen essays, Umberto Eco examines many of the... See More
"Explodes with pyrotechnic inventions, literally as well as figuratively. Hold on till the end." -- New York Times "Whether you're into Sherlock Holmes, Montaillou, Borges, the nouvelle critique, the Rule of St. Benedict... See More
Literary Criticism
How do we know a cat is a cat... and why do we call it a cat? An "intriguing and often fascinating" look at words, perceptions, and the relationship between them (Newark Star-Ledger). In Kant and the Platypus, the... See More
Literary Fiction
The Prague Cemetery is the #1 international bestselling historical novel from the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco. Nineteenth-century Europe -- from Turin to Prague... See More
Religion & Spirituality
A self-confessed liar spins a fascinating tale of his life in this "comic and brilliantly baffling" historical novel by the author of The Name of the Rose (The Guardian, UK). Constantinople, 1204. The Byzantine capital is... See More
A literary prank leads to deadly danger in this "endlessly diverting" intellectual thriller by the author of The Name of the Rose (Time). Bored with their work, three Milanese book editors cook up an elaborate hoax that... See More
Foreign Languages
"Impishly witty and ingeniously irreverent" essays on topics from cell phones to librarians, by the author of The Name of the Rose and Foucault's Pendulum (The Atlantic Monthly). A cosmopolitan curmudgeon the Los Angeles... See More
Literature & Fiction
A 17th century Italian nobleman is marooned on an empty ship in this "astonishing intellectual journey" by the author of Foucault's Pendulum (San Francisco Chronicle). In the year 1643, a violent storm in the South... See More
Literary Criticism
The acclaimed author examines our contemporary world -- from technology to politics and pop culture -- in this collection of essays written for L'Espresso. Umberto Eco was an international cultural superstar. In this, his... See More
The worldwide bestselling novel about the murky world of media politics, conspiracy, and murder from the acclaimed author of The Name of the Rose and The Prague Cemetery ¶ #1 bestseller in Italy ¶ 1945, Lake Como... See More
Literary Criticism
A wide-ranging collection of essays on the importance and meaning of literature by "one of the most influential thinkers of our time" (Los Angeles Times). In this collection of essays and addresses delivered over the... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
The way we create and organize knowledge is the theme of From the Tree to the Labyrinth, a major achievement by one of the world's foremost thinkers on language and interpretation. Umberto Eco begins by arguing that our... See More
Literary Criticism
In this prescient essay collection, the acclaimed author of Foucault's Pendulum examines the cultural trends and perils at the dawn of the 21st century. In the last decade of the 20th century, Umberto Eco saw an urgent need... See More
Literary Criticism
In this book Umberto Eco argues that translation is not about comparing two languages, but about the interpretation of a text in two different languages, thus involving a shift between cultures. An author whose works have... See More
Reference
The wise and witty guide to researching and writing a thesis, by the bestselling author of The Name of the Rose -- now published in English for the first time. Learn the art of the thesis from a giant of Italian... See More
Literature & Fiction
"... the greatest contribution to [semiotics] since the pioneering work of C. S. Peirce and Charles Morris." -- Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism "... draws on philosophy, linguistics, sociology, anthropology and... See More
Foreign Languages
Best-selling author Umberto Eco's latest work unlocks the riddles of history in an exploration of the "linguistics of the lunatic," stories told by scholars, scientists, poets, fanatics, and ordinary people in order to make... See More
Foreign Languages
La novela emblemática de Umberto Eco. Una trama apasionante. Una admirable reconstrucción del conflictivo siglo XIV «Umberto Eco cambió nuestra mirada sobre los libros: imprescindibles, pequeños, frágiles, a veces... See More
Foreign Languages
Le gai savoir : rarement l'expression nietzschéenne se sera aussi bien appliquée qu'à ce livre... sur les livres ! Du papyrus au fichier électronique, nous traversons deux mille ans d'histoire du livre à travers une... See More
Foreign Languages
Trente ans après Le Nom de la rose, Umberto Eco nous offre le grand roman du XIXème siècle secret. De Turin à Paris, en passant par Palerme, nous croisons une sataniste hystérique, un abbé qui meurt deux fois, quelques... See More
Literature & Fiction
Une visite dans les sanctuaires du faux que sont les musées californiens, un match de football, une émission télévisée, les actions terroristes des Brigades rouges ou les phénomènes de mode... Tels sont certains des... See More
Literature & Fiction
A posthumous collection of essays by one of our greatest contemporary thinkers that provides a towering vision of Western culture. In Umberto Eco's first novel, The Name of the Rose, Nicholas of Morimondo laments, "We no... See More
Foreign Languages
La obra póstuma de Umberto Eco, que el autor entregó a imprenta pocos días antes de morir, es una selección de artículos inéditos en España, seleccionados por él mismo. Una sucesión de pequeños placeres... See More
Literary Criticism
In Six Walks in the Fictional Woods Umberto Eco shares with us his Secret Life as a reader -- his love for MAD magazine, for Scarlett O'Hara, for the nineteenth-century French novelist Nerval's Sylvie, for Little Red Riding... See More
History
La Edad Media es un esfuerzo coordinado por Umberto Eco que nos muestra todas las esferas de un periodo que duró poco más de un milenio. El tiempo abarcado en este primer volumen va desde la caída del Imperio Romano de... See More
Literature & Fiction
Questo volume rappresenta una delle pietre miliari del percorso filosofico di Umberto Eco e una delle pietre miliari della riflessione semiotica internazionale tout court. Eco torna alla filosofia (ammesso che mai se ne sia... See More
Literature & Fiction
Il Trattato di semiotica generale è certamente il libro che più di ogni altro ha segnato la semiotica italiana (e non solo), definendo i limiti di un campo disciplinare e offrendo una teoria globale di tutti i sistemi di... See More
Foreign Languages
Una redazione raccogliticcia che prepara un quotidiano destinato, più che all'informazione, al ricatto, alla macchina del fango, a bassi servizi per il suo editore. Un redattore paranoico che, aggirandosi per una Milano... See More