Strega Prize (Premio Strega)
1 appearances
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Edition 35 (1981) Winner
Umberto Eco
ウンベルト・エーコ
Umberto Eco
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1932-01-05 （Alessandria）
- Died
- 2016-02-19 （Milan） age 84
- Nationality
- Italy
- Languages
- Italian, English, French
- Religion
- Catholic (former)
- Residence History
- Milan → Near Urbino
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, philosopher, semiotician, medievalist, cultural critic
- Active Years
- 1954-2016
- Affiliations
- University of Bologna, University of Milan, University of Florence
- Memberships
- Accademia dei Lincei
- Influenced By
- James Joyce, Jorge Luis Borges
- Influenced
- Post-structuralists
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Turin | Faculty of Philosophy | Aesthetics | Laurea | 1949-1954 | Italy |
University of Turin
Faculty of Philosophy
/ Aesthetics
Degree:
Laurea
Period:
1949-1954
Year of Graduation:
1954
Country:
Italy
Thesis on Thomas Aquinas' aesthetics
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Strega Prize | The Name of the Rose | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Kenyon Review Award for Literary Achievement | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Gutenberg Prize | — | — | International Gutenberg Society | 受賞 |
Strega Prize
1981
Work:
The Name of the Rose
Result:
受賞
Kenyon Review Award for Literary Achievement
2005
Result:
受賞
Gutenberg Prize
2014
Organization:
International Gutenberg Society
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Prix Médicis
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (1982) Winner
Premio Bancarella
1 appearances
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Edition 37 (1989) Winner
Austrian State Prize for European Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 36 (2001) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Name of the Rose
1980 Historical mysteryA historical mystery set in a 14th-century monastery combining semiotics, biblical analysis, and medieval studies.
SemioticsMedieval studiesLimits of interpretation
Adaptations
- [Film] The Name of the Rose / Jean-Jacques Annaud (1986)
Translations
- Translated into many languages
Bibliography
- The Name of the Rose (1980)
- Foucault's Pendulum (1988)
Translations by Author
- Translations of Raymond Queneau
Translations of Works
- Works translated into numerous languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- IntertextualEruditeMultilingual
- Recurring Motifs
- Conspiracy theoriesSemioticsHistory
Health
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Pancreatic cancer2014-2016Cause of death
Legacy
Renowned semiotician and novelist; The Name of the Rose was a global bestseller. Owned extensive libraries.
Academic Societies
- Accademia dei Lincei
Archives
- University of Bologna
In Popular Culture
- Cameo in film La Notte
- Documentary on his library
Quotes
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The intention of the reader (intentio lectoris)
Source: Interpretation and Overinterpretation (1992)
Trivia
- Family name possibly acronym for 'ex caelis oblatus'
- Owned 30,000 and 20,000 volume libraries
- Interested in Esperanto