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Ten Years After Death - Interview Marathon Reminds Writer and Scientist Umberto Eco
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Exactly ten years after the death of Umberto Eco, a worldwide discussion marathon is now reminiscent of the Italian writer and linguist.The 24-hour series of events began on the Fiji Islands and is scheduled to end in Bologna.
Before he died, he asked that no conferences should be held on him for ten years, and in the meantime many of his reflections have become even more useful for reading the present.
On February 19, 2016, Umberto Eco died, whose pen went through disciplines and languages, combining academic rigor and extraordinary popularity
Online transmission extends for 24 hours to gather testimonies from writers, intellectuals and close friends who remember the intellectual’s trajectory and international legacy
Italian writer Umberto Eco, who died ten years ago, on February 19, 2016 in Milan, was one of the world's most famous writers. The renowned semiologist, esteemed medieval theorist, philosophical polymath and Italian university professor became famous with his first novel, The Name of the Rose (1980).
Umberto Eco's death anniversary is February 19, 2026.
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