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Umberto Eco (1932–2016) is a famous Italian writer, scientist, and philosopher. His first novel, The Name of the Rose, published in 1980, immediately became a super bestseller. Folio Publishing House published his books: The Name of the Rose, Baudolino, The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana, The Prague Cemetery, and Foucault's Pendulum.
In January 2015, Umberto Eco's latest novel, Numero Zero, was published. Wikipedia defines its genre as noir. Unlike the writer's previous works, the events in it take place in a more recent era—the 1990s in Milan. The main character is the editor of a newspaper created to publish defamatory articles about businessmen and ruin their reputations. However, in addition to the topic of venal journalism, Eco also mentions recent political events in Italy - the assassination attempt on the Pope, the activities of the Masonic lodge "Propaganda No. 2", Operation Gladio carried out by NATO, and the failed coup d'état...