“Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry.”

— Umberto Eco · Wisdom quote

Italian novelist, philosopher and semiotician · 1932 – 2016

Italian novelist, literary critic, philosopher and semiotician, author of The Name of the Rose, which sold more than fifty million copies.

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