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  • The scientific instrument, which was used to demonstrate that the Earth revolves on it's own axis became the subject of author Umberto Eco's bestselling novel, Foulcault's Pendulum.

    News Junkies 2010

  • You can find some contemporaneous notes about Eco's lecturehere.

    Beyond the Underground: 2010

  • When Umberto Eco's latest novel was published in Italy last year, it received a scathing review from the Vatican-endorsed newspaper Osservatore Romano.

    Finding the Origin of the Vile Sam Sacks 2011

  • Mr. Eco's sweaty-palmed conceit is that all of the conspiracies invented to spread and justify the period's race hatred can be traced back to one evil and of course fictitious mastermind, the creator of the notorious hoax text "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion."

    Finding the Origin of the Vile Sam Sacks 2011

  • The novel's chief enjoyment lies in the guilty pleasure of despising Mr. Eco's super-villain—for a little while, at least, we have a scapegoat to blame for one of history's most pernicious nightmares.

    Finding the Origin of the Vile Sam Sacks 2011

  • Anyone who thinks about fictional technique will find it enjoyable, as will fans of Eco's novels.

    Beyond the Underground: 2010

  • You can find some contemporaneous notes about Eco's lecturehere.

    Beyond the Underground: 2010

  • On the way to the office this morning, I listened to Umberto Eco's lecture "How I Write."

    Beyond the Underground: 2010

  • Eco's lecture took place at Emory University, which was responsible for getting it onto iTunes.

    Beyond the Underground: 2010

  • Mr. Eco's publicists should not have been dismayed by a Vatican pan: Other authors who have run afoul of the church include Dan Brown and J.K. Rowling.

    Finding the Origin of the Vile Sam Sacks 2011

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