Is There an Eco in Here?

18 Oct 2002

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Last night my wife fell in love with another man. We went to see Umberto Eco reading and in conversation with Jay Parini last night at the 92nd Street Y. █████ was enraptured. Eco is a very charming, self-effacing, funny fellow—and the Italian accent probably doesn't hurt—all of which masks an incredibly sharp and subtle mind. Heck, I was spellbound myself. I'm feeling a strange compulsion today to rush out and buy semiotics texts.

Can't wait to read Baudolino.

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Hugo and Nebula Award nominee. Creator of Proper Manuscript Format, Spelling Bee Solver, Tylogram, and more. Banned in Canada.

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