Umberto Eco

Friday 11/24/1995

Umberto Eco describes his process writing "The Island of the Day Before" and explains what he feels is the role of the reader.

Category: Books
Other appearances: January 2012 January 2012 May 2008 May 2008 November 1995 May 1993 May 1993

Charles Kuralt; Robert Harris; Cheetah...
Books, Science, Media
Air Date 11/24/1995
Charles Kuralt on America; Robert Harris on "Enigma"; cheetah conservation; writer Umberto Eco. 54:03
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Stephen Greenblatt
Books, History
Air Date 06/27/2014
Literary critic and author Stephen Greenblatt shares his new book, "Shakespeare's Montaigne." 18:38
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Jeff Bezos
Business, Tech
Air Date 11/19/2007
A conversation about the release of Amazon's e-book reader, the Kindle, with the company's founder and C.E.O. Jeff Bezos. 54:11
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Michael Crichton
Books
Air Date 11/16/1999
Author Michael Crichton, known for his popular science fiction books, introduces his latest book, "Timeline." 54:26
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Jonathan Franzen; Jennifer Egan
Books
Air Date 12/27/2001
Jonathan Franzen on his ‘01 National Book Award-winning novel, "The Corrections." Jennifer Egan on the influences behind her award-winning books. 53:23
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