Umberto Eco Books in Order
Umberto Eco is a celebrated Italian author, renowned for his innovative and intellectually stimulating works of fiction, essay, and academic texts. As a professor of semiotics at the University of Bologna, Eco masterfully weaves complex narratives that employ playful language, symbols, and allusions, as well as clever puzzles and narrative inventions. His witty and incisive essays on modern culture showcase his sharp humor and irony, while his groundbreaking ideas on semiotics, interpretation, and aesthetics have solidified his position as a leading voice in academia. Eco's unique blend of intellectual rigor and creative flair has captivated readers worldwide, cementing his reputation as a visionary thinker and writer.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Umberto Eco
- #1AmazonArt and Beauty in the Middle Ages(1959)
- #2AmazonThe Open Work(1962)
- #3AmazonTravels in Hyperreality(1973)
- #4AmazonHow to Write a Thesis(1977)
- #5AmazonA Theory of Semiotics(1978)
- #6AmazonThe Role of the Reader(1979)
- #7AmazonPostscript to the Name of the Rose(1983)
- #8AmazonThe Sign of Three(1983)
- #9AmazonSemiotics and the Philosophy of Language(1984)
- #10AmazonThe Aesthetics of Thomas Aquinas(1984)
- #11AmazonOn The Medieval Theory Of Signs(1989)
- #12AmazonThe Limits of Interpretation(1990)
- #13AmazonFrom the Tree to the Labyrinth(1990)
- #14AmazonInterpretation and Overinterpretation(1992)
- #15AmazonHow to Travel with a Salmon & Other Essays (With: William Weaver)(1992)
- #16AmazonThe Gnomes of Gnu(1992)
- #17AmazonThe Search for the Perfect Language(1993)
- #18AmazonApocalypse Postponed(1994)
- #19AmazonFaith in Fakes(1995)
- #20AmazonBelief or Non-Belief?(1996)
- #21AmazonIncontro(1996)
- #22AmazonKant and the Platypus (With: Alastair McEwen)(1997)
- #23AmazonFive Moral Pieces(1997)
- #24AmazonSerendipities(1998)
- #25AmazonTalking of Joyce(1998)
- #26AmazonExperiences in Translation(2001)
- #27AmazonOn Literature(2002)
- #28AmazonMouse or Rat?(2003)
- #29AmazonHistory of Beauty (With: Alastair McEwen)(2004)
- #30AmazonOn Beauty(2004)
- #31AmazonTurning Back the Clock(2006)
- #32AmazonOn Ugliness(2007)
- #33AmazonThe Infinity of Lists(2009)
- #34AmazonThis is Not the End of the Book(2009)
- #35AmazonConfessions of a Young Novelist(2011)
- #36AmazonInventing the Enemy(2011)
- #37AmazonThe Book of Legendary Lands(2013)
- #38AmazonChronicles of a Liquid Society(2015)
- #39AmazonLibraries: Candida Höfer(2019)
- #40AmazonOn the Shoulders of Giants(2019)
- #41AmazonHow to Spot a Fascist (With: Alastair McEwen,Richard Dixon)(2020)
- #1AmazonSpace, Time and Architecture: The Growth of a New Tradition (By: Siegfried Giedion)(1941)
- #2Amazoni: Six Nonlectures (By: E.E. Cummings)(1953)
- #3AmazonSincerity and Authenticity (By: Lionel Trilling)(1972)
- #4AmazonThe Secular Scripture: A Study of the Structure of Romance (By: Northrop Frye)(1973)
- #5AmazonSix Walks in the Fictional Woods(1994)
- #6AmazonThe Romantic Generation (By: Charles Rosen)(1995)
- #7AmazonLessons of the Masters (By: George Steiner)(2003)
- #8AmazonBathers, Bodies, Beauty: The Visceral Eye (By: Linda Nochlin)(2006)
- #9AmazonThe Origin of Others (By: Toni Morrison)(2016)
About Umberto Eco
Umberto Eco is a celebrated Italian author, renowned for his innovative and intellectually stimulating works of fiction, essay, and academic texts. As a professor of semiotics at the University of Bologna, Eco masterfully weaves complex narratives that employ playful language, symbols, and allusions, as well as clever puzzles and narrative inventions. His witty and incisive essays on modern culture showcase his sharp humor and irony, while his groundbreaking ideas on semiotics, interpretation, and aesthetics have solidified his position as a leading voice in academia. Eco's unique blend of intellectual rigor and creative flair has captivated readers worldwide, cementing his reputation as a visionary thinker and writer.
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