Umberto Eco: A Library of the World + Q&A with Susan Orlean @ Upstate Films
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In this extraordinary documentary film, Director Davide Ferrario talks with Umberto Eco about his life and his private library, which consists of more than 30,000 volumes of contemporary titles and 1,500 rare and ancient books.
This special screening is sponsored by Starr Library and will feature a post-film discussion with award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author, Susan Orlean who will talk with the library's Program Director, Michelle Montalbano via Zoom.
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With The Library Book (2018) Orlean re-opens the unsolved mystery of the most catastrophic library fire in American history and delivers a dazzling homage to a beloved institution – our libraries. Weaving her life-long love of books and reading with the fascinating history of libraries and the sometimes eccentric characters who run them, Orlean presents a mesmerizing and uniquely compelling story.
El nombre de la rosa. La novela gráfica Vol 1 / The Name of the Rose. The Graphi c Novel (Paperback)
