Umberto Eco, The Island of the D Quotes

A collection of quotes by Umberto Eco, The Island of the D.

Umberto Eco was an acclaimed Italian novelist, philosopher, semiotician, and literary critic. Born on January 5, 1932, in Alessandria, Italy, he gained international recognition with his debut novel "The Name of the Rose" in 1980. Eco's work often explored themes of semiotics, symbolism, and intellectualism. "The Island of the Day Before," published in 1994, is a historical fiction novel that delves into the protagonist's philosophical musings on time, love, and human existence while stranded on a mysterious island. Eco's contributions to literature and academia earned him numerous awards throughout his career. He passed away on February 19, 2016.

The pleasures of love are pains that become desirable, where

The pleasures of love are pains that become desirable, where sweetness and torment blend, and so love is voluntary insanity, infernal paradise, and celestial hell -- in short, harmony of opposite yearnings, sorrowful laughter, soft diamond.

Umberto Eco, The Island of the D

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