The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
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The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose
Summary
Set in Italy in the Middle Ages, this work is not only a narrative of a murder investigation in a monastery in 1327, but also a chronicle of the 14th century religious wars, a history of monastic orders, and a compendium of heretical movements.
The Name of the Rose Summary
The Name of the Rose Reviews
* 'Umberto Eco has written a novel - his first - and it has become a literary event' - New York Times Book Review * 'A novel of stunning intelligence, inguistic richness, thematic complexity' - Il Giorno * 'This novel belongs with Voltaire' philosophical tales - in the entertaining guise of an erudite fiction story, it is also a vibrant plea for freedom, moderation and wisdom' - L'Express
About Umberto Eco
Umberto Eco is the author of four bestselling novels, The Name of The Rose, Foucault's Pendulum, The Island of The Day Before and Baudolino. His collections of essays also include Five Moral Pieces, Kant and the Platypus, Serendipities, Travels In Hyperreality, and How To Travel With a Salmon and Other Essays. A Professor of Semiotics at the University of Bologna, Umberto Eco lives in Italy
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GOR001485366
9780099497035
0099497034
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Vintage Publishing
20050901
528
N/A
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