Vintage Classics Name Of The Rose

Eco, Umberto

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One after the other, half a dozen monks are found murdered in the most bizarre of ways. A learned Franciscan who is sent to solve the mysteries finds himself involved in the frightening events.

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Publish Date: 05/02/2004
ISBN: 9780099466031 Category: Tag:

Description

Read the enthralling medieval murder mystery.

The year is 1327. Franciscans 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.

William collects evidence, deciphers secret symbols and coded manuscripts, and digs into the eerie labyrinth of the abbey where extraordinary things are happening under the cover of night. A spectacular popular and critical success, The Name of the Rose is not only a narrative of a murder investigation but an astonishing chronicle of the Middle Ages.

‘Whether you’re into Sherlock Holmes, Montaillou, Borges, the nouvelle critique, the Rule of St. Benedict, metaphysics, library design, or The Thing from the Crypt, you’ll love it’ Sunday Times

Additional information

Weight 405 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 35 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

502

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

853.914 (edition:22)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K