![]() ![]() "He was an extraordinary example of European intellectualism, uniting a unique intelligence of the past with an inexhaustible capacity to anticipate the future," Prime Minister Matteo Renzi was quoted as saying by the Italian news agency Ansa.įor the professor from Bologna University, then aged 48, it was a late introduction into the world of international literary fame and one that took many critics by surprise. La Repubblica newspaper said it had been informed by the family that Eco died late on Friday night at his home in northern Italy.Įco was virtually unknown outside university circles until well into middle age, when he found himself an international celebrity overnight after he published his first novel, an unorthodox detective story set in a medieval monastery. Italian author Umberto Eco, who became famous for the 1980 international blockbuster "The Name of the Rose", died on Friday, Italian media reported. Eco's last novel, 'Number Zero,' was published just last year.Eco was known for his academic writings on semiotics, study of signs.Umberto Eco, author of 'The Name of the Rose,' dies at age 84. ![]()
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