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The Name of the Rose ( Italian: Il nome della rosa [il ˈnoːme della ˈrɔːza]) is the 1980 debut novel by Italian author Umberto Eco. It is a historical murder mystery set in an Italian monastery in the year 1327, and an intellectual mystery combining semiotics in fiction, biblical analysis, medieval studies, and literary theory.
Jan 1, 2001 · The Name of the Rose. Umberto Eco, William Weaver (Translator) 4.14. 369,004 ratings13,289 reviews. The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate.
Apr 22, 2014 · Umberto Eco’s first novel, an international sensation and winner of the Premio Strega and the Prix Médicis Étranger awards. The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate.
Jun 14, 2024 · The Name of the Rose, novel by Italian writer Umberto Eco, published in 1980. Although it stands on its own as a murder mystery, it is more accurately seen as a questioning of the meaning of ‘truth’ from theological, philosophical, scholarly, and historical perspectives.
Sep 28, 1994 · From Library Journal. Eco, an Italian philosopher and best-selling novelist, is a great polymathic fabulist in the tradition of Swift, Voltaire, Joyce, and Borges. The Name of the Rose, which sold 50 million copies worldwide, is an experimental medieval whodunit set in a monastic library.
Jul 11, 2023 · First published in 1980, The Name of the Rose became an international sensation, beguiling readers around the world with its mix of history, humor, and intellectual heft. This beautifully designed modern edition, illustrated with exclusive original drawings created by Umberto Eco, will enchant a new generation of readers and entice old fans to ...
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Sep 28, 1994 · The Name of the Rose. Umberto Eco. HarperCollins, Sep 28, 1994 - Fiction - 592 pages. “Explodes with pyrotechnic inventions, literally as well as figuratively. Hold on till the end.”—New York...
Apr 1, 2014 · Books. The Name of the Rose. Umberto Eco. Vintage, 2004 - Fiction - 502 pages. Read the enthralling medieval murder mystery. The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are...
Umberto Eco. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014 - Fiction - 579 pages. An international sensation and winner of the Premio Strega and the Prix Médicis Etranger awards, this enthralling medieval...
When his mission is overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths patterned on the book of Revelation, Brother William turns detective, following the trail of a conspiracy that brings him face-to-face with the abbey’s labyrinthine secrets, the subversive effects of laughter, and the medieval Inquisition.
