A revered Italian author, academic, philosopher and critic, Umberto Eco was a true polymath with wide-ranging interests across fields of literature, semiotics, popular culture and gastronomy. A distinctive and eccentric figure who achieved cult status after the publication of his bestseller The Name of the Rose, his other works include Foucault’s Pendulum, Baudolino, The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana, The Prague Cemetery and Numero Zero.