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Article: ECO Returns. (Books).(Umberto Eco)(Interview)
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- October 1, 2002
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Baudolino, By Umberto Eco; Harcourt; 528 pages; $27; The author will be speaking this month at events In Boston, New York, Washington, Philadelphia, and Chicago.
"THIS IS ECO," the voice boomed through the phone line with the force of a late season hurricane, catching the interviewer a bit off guard. Even when it is scheduled through the proper channels you never know what you're going to get when interviewing a celebrity over the phone, in this case bestselling Italian author Umberto Eco.
The first few attempts to reach him at an undisclosed location in Spain yielded a busy signal. On the third try, he finally picked up, and there he was, practically ...