The Name of the Rose - bookwyrm.cincodenada.com

Hardcover, 600 pages

English language

Published Sept. 26, 2006 by Everyman's Library.

ISBN:: 9780307264893

(1 review)

It is the year 1327. Franciscans in an Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, but Brother William of Baskerville’s investigation is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths.

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Bolts@wyrms.de reviewed The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

Fantastic

5 stars

The different levels this book operates on coming together in the end is incredible. It can be difficult to read some of the debates, but you are well rewarded for taking the time to understand them.

Subjects

Eco, Umberto - Prose & Criticism
Fiction
Literature - Classics / Criticism
Classics
Mystery & Detective - Historical
Fiction / General
Literary
History
Italy
Middle Ages, 600-1500
Monastic and religious life
Monastic libraries