Paris, France, February 12, 1996: meeting with the Italian writer Umberto Eco, 64, in his apartment in the Place Saint-Sulpice, in the 6th arrondissement, on the occasion of the French release of his book "L'île of the day before "published by Grasset. Full-face portrait posing at Place Saint-Sulpice, wearing his hat, a Borsalino made in his hometown of Alessandria. (color photo transposed in nb: Jacques Lange / Paris Match / Scoop)