(20 February 2017) An Italian event in Ireland this evening at the Italian Cultural Institute of Dublin: the presentation of three Italian books translated into Irish Gaelic. The institute announces, “You are invited to the launch of these three books by Umberto Eco (1st anniversary of his death on 19th February), Primo Levi and Alberto Moravia (translated from Italian to Gaeilge by Matt Hussey) and published by Coiscéim”.

A YEAR WITHOUT UMBERTO ECO

Umberto Eco passed away one year ago today. He was many things - a great semiologist, philosopher, and writer. He was also a narrator, editor, essayist, parodist, and encyclopaedist. He was Professor of General Semiotics at the University of Bologna for many years and was also the founder of DAMS, a degree in Communications, and the Superior School of Humanities of which he was the president until the end.