MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Umberto’s family confirmed the death of the famous novelist to Italian la Repubblica newspaper on Saturday.
Umberto Eco died at 22:30 (21:30 GMT) on Friday at his home, the newspaper said, providing no further details.
Poetry is not a matter of feelings,it is a matter of language. It's language which creates feelings. RIP #UmbertoEco pic.twitter.com/szLR3Oh1ep
— Simone Cerbolini (@SimoneCerbolini) February 20, 2016
Umberto Eco is best known for his 1980 novel The Name of the Rose. He has also written academic texts and essays and was the founder of the Department of Media Studies at the University of the Republic of San Marino, as well as President of the Graduate School for the Study of the Humanities at the University of Bologna.
So upset to learn of the death of #UmbertoEco. But what a life, mind, imagination and spellbinding body of work! RIP
— Rokewood (@Rokewood) February 20, 2016
