The Name of the Rose

Name: The Name of the Rose
Author: Umberto Eco
ISBN: 0151446474

by Umberto Eco

translated by William Weaver

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Originally published as «Il nome della rosa» (Italian)

Brother William's search for heresy in a 14th-century Italian abbey is interrupted by seven bizarre deaths in seven terrifying days.

First published 1980524 pages

Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century Strega Prize (1981)

853.914

Category: Literature
Priority: Must-Read
Author works: 4
Editions known: 151

Classification

Dewey (DDC): 853.914[Fic]858
Library of Congress (LCC): PQ4865.C6 N6 1980PQ4865.C6 N616 1983PQ4865.C6 N6 1981PQ4865.C6 N613 1983

Subjects

BenediktinerklosterBibliotecas monásticasChurch historyContinental european fiction (fictional works by one author)Criticism and interpretationFicciónFictionFiction, mystery & detective, generalFiction, mystery & detective, historicalFiction, suspenseFiction, thrillers, suspenseHermetism

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ISBN 0151446474English

DATE DUE

First published1980

Strega Prize1981

Film adaptation1986

Adaptation adaptation1987

TV adaptation2019

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