MEXICO CITY (approved) .- Thousands of people gathered at the Sforzesco Castle in Milan were given to fire the Italian writer Umberto Eco, who died last Friday at 84 years of age.
the coffin, covered with yellow and white flowers, was placed in the courtyard of the building, located a few blocks from his residence in that city, reported Notimex.
Since early hour thousands of people lined to bid farewell to the author of novels such as “the name of the rose” and “Foucault’s pendulum” which left instructions that his funeral had a strictly secular character.
Among the first to Directions were actor and director Roberto Benigni and Inge Feltrinelli publishing, Elisabetta Sgarbi and Moni Ovadia, in addition to the mayor of Milan, Giuliano Pisapia, the Minister of Cultural Heritage, Dario Franceschini and Education, Stefania Giannini.
Eco’s widow, Renate Ramage, chose it to be played the sonata “La Follia” by Arcangelo Corelli, one of the favorite songs of the author of “Baudolino”.
next to the coffin was placed toga Eco, who for 41 years was a professor at the University of Bologna and also taught at institutions around the world.
One of the most exciting moments of the ceremony was the reading of a letter goodbye by Emanuele, one of the three grandchildren of the writer, who thanked him for books and music that introduced him to the trips made together or told him stories.
in the funeral was also attended by friends youth Eco, university presidents, musicians and writers.
“it was a supreme and complete man, whose greatness still must understand,” said the editor Elisabetta Sgarbi, who confirmed that next weekend will be published the last book of a philosopher, called in Italian “Pape Satpan Aleppe” and includes a series of essays on current issues.
the Milanese government announced that it has been reserved for the writer a place at the Monumental Cemetery, where are remembered the most important people of the city.
Umberto Eco was born in Alessandria, in the northern region of Piedmont, on January 5, 1932, and died cancer last Friday.
wrote numerous works of philosophy, medieval history, communication, semiotics, aesthetics and linguistics, as well as seven novels, the most famous of which was “the name of the rose” 1980, filmed by director Jean Jacques Anaud
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