"Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fe… - Umberto Eco

"Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear.”" -

Umberto Eco

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About Umberto Eco

Umberto Eco (5 January 1932 – 19 February 2016) was an Italian philosopher, semiotician, essayist, literary critic, and novelist, most famous for his novel The Name of the Rose (1980), an intellectual mystery combining semiotics in fiction, biblical analysis, medieval studies and literary theory.

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Alternative Names: Umberto Ecco • Umberto Eccounstino • Humberto Eco • Dedalus • Umberto Eko • Oumperto Eko • Eco Umberto • U. Eco

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"Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear.”" - - Umberto Eco

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