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jan 05 Learn More Umberto Eco Born


Umberto Eco, author of the historical murder mystery The Name of the Rose, was born on this day in 1932. Between his apartment in Milan and his vacation home near Urbino, he owns nearly 50,000 books. And we thought we were fancy for owning all of Harry Potter in hardcover.

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