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Umberto Eco
The Twenty Days of Turin (Liveright), by Giorgio De Maria
The 1977 novel The Twenty Days of Turin, which attracted a cult following in Italy, is finally out in an English translation. Cultural commentator Giorgio De Maria wrote the horror story as a metaphor of the political violence that overtook... more
Mar 14, 2017 1:05 PM Books
Ec(h)oes of Les Mis
Anticipation for December’s release of the film adaptation of Les Miserables rests on the success of the Broadway musical based on one of the 19thcentury’s signature novels. Anyone interested in the deep underpinnings ofVictor Hugo’s.. more
Nov 3, 2012 4:04 PM I Hate Hollywood
Turning Back the Clock: Hot Wars and Media Populism
Umberto Eco is mainly known in America as the engaging, intell Foucault’s Pendulum ,Books more
Dec 13, 2007 12:00 AM Books