Alexandria,
01 November 2003 --
Distinguished Italian author Umberto Eco visited the Bibliotheca Alexandrina
(BA) today and delivered a lecture on the vegetal and mineral memories and the
future of the book. Ismail
Serageldin welcomed Dr. eco and chaired the meeting and the debate that was very
well attended. Many distinguished
visitors came from Cairo and attended the lecture and participated in the
debate. Dr. Eco was accompanied by
a distinguished group of Italian bibliophiles who each donated a book of their
choice to the BA
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