The Name of the Rose

by Umberto Eco, William Weaver

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Novel by Umberto Eco, published in Italian as Il nome della rosain 1980. Although the work stands on its own as a murder mystery, it is more accurately seen as a questioning of "truth" from theological, philosophical, scholarly, and historical perspectives. The story centers on William of Baskerville, a 50-year-old monk who is sent to investigate a death at a Benedictine monastery. During his search, several other monks are killed in a bizarre pattern that reflects the Book of Revelation. --From The Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature

Book Details

ISBN13	9780330284141
ISBN10	0330284142
Series/Work	OL8996439W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher	Picador
Pages	502
Language	ENG
Created At	January 30, 2025
Updated At	January 30, 2025
Last OL update	January 18, 2025

Subjects

Benediktinerkloster Bibliotecas monásticas Church history Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author) Ficción Fiction Fiction, mystery & detective, general Fiction, mystery & detective, historical Fiction, suspense Fiction, thrillers, suspense Hermetism Historia Historia eclesiástica History Italian fiction Italy, fiction Kriminalfall Large type books Libraries Medieval Libraries

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