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Have you watched the film "The Name of the Rose"?

cynicismatitsfinest @cynicismatitsfinest (41) • Philippines 8 Feb 09

This film is so stunning and will definitely arouse your interest. It is controversial as the film, an adaptation of Umberto Eco's novel question the issue on faith versus reason.

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what book are you reading right now?

ruthinian @ruthinian (2309) • United States 27 Feb 08

I love reading. It gives me different kind of excitement to read a book especially if it is suspense. I love hard-to-put-down books. Sometimes, I would quote some lines and use them in my daily dealing with life. Book is...

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Can anyone recommend some good Italian authors?

Foxfire1875 @Foxfire1875 (2010) 12 Feb 08

I recently (well a few months ago) started reading Italian fiction, so far I've read Umberto Eco, Italo Calvino and Guiseppe Genna. Are there any more that someone could recommend to me? I really love the playfulness of all three...

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have you read "the name of the rose" by umberto eco?

andrejuly84 @andrejuly84 (1047) • Romania 3 Aug 07

i have heard that this is a wonderful book and looked it for buying it but didn't find it at the books shop ,found something online but don't know if they still have it.by the way,have you read it?did you enjoyed it?i want your...

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Umnberto Eco fans survey

Geoas @ashjoe76 (1422) • India 29 Jan 07

How many of you here are Umberto Eco fans? I am conducting a little survey here on how big/small he is a name among people across cultures. I am a fan of Italian writers in general, but this inteliigent man who exhibits a...

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What book are you currently reading?

brihanna @brihanna (381) • United States 23 Jan 07

Name of book and author, why did you choose it, and would you recommend this book to someone else? I am reading Umberto Eco's latest book, They Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana-about a man who loses his memory, and can only...

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What did you think about this novel?

joshuu @joshuu (32) • Sweden 7 Jan 07

I must admit I was pretty glad to see the last page of it, but it did have its good moments. I'm not an antiintellectual person, but I can't help wishing there'd been a bit less references to medieval latin writings. I'm currently...

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the name of the rose

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