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  1. Reviews. The Name Of The Rose. Roger Ebert October 24, 1986. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. In my imagination, there are two kinds of monks and two kinds of monasteries. The first kind of monastery is a robust community of men who work hard and pray hard and are bronzed by the sun and have a practical sense of humor.

  2. Jan 1, 2001 · 4.14. 366,070 ratings13,063 reviews. The year is 1327. Benedictines in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William turns detective.

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  3. By Kenneth Atchity. Feb. 20, 2016 7:11 AM PT. I talian writer Umberto Eco has died at age 84. His first novel, 1980’s “The Name of the Rose,” was a bestseller. This review of “The...

  4. The Name of the Rose - Five Books Expert Reviews. The Best Fiction Books » Historical Fiction. The Name of the Rose. by Umberto Eco. Recommendations from our site. “It’s set in Italy in a monastery. Eco makes interesting demands on his reader. There’s a lot of philosophy, theories of knowledge.

  5. Aug 30, 2009 · This review originally ran on Dec. 2, 1983.] How might we explain the best-selling success of The Name of the Rose, a novel by an Italian academic set in a medieval abbey where the...

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  6. Jan 7, 2020 · Umberto Eco, the bibliophile’s bibliophile, takes the occasion of his novel The Name of the Rose to imagine a place of his fondest dreams, a library hidden away in secret passages, full of odd and occult knowledge. The foundational conceit of the narrative is that Adso is telling the tale of William’s diligent sleuthing, a tale that we have ...

  7. The Name of the Rose boasts fine performances, but the drama floating around its hallowed halls often feels like more work than it's worth. Read Critics Reviews. TOP CRITIC. Rated: 1/5 •...

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