Umberto Eco, " Casablanca : Cult Movies and Intertextual Collage" Umberto Eco (b. 1929) was born in Allesandra, Italy, and studied at the University of Turin. He has taught at universities in Turin, Milan, Florence and Bologna, and is a frequent academic visitor to the United States. In 1981, he achieved international fame with his novel, The Name of the Rose , which was both a bestseller and a literary success. Before that, he had established himself as an authority in the... read more
