The Name of the Rose

Synopsis

"The Name of the Rose is the first novel by Italian author Umberto Eco. It is a historical murder mystery set in an Italian monastery in the year 1327, an intellectual mystery combining semiotics in fiction, biblical analysis, medieval studies and literary theory. First published in Italian in 1980 under the title Il nome della rosa, it appeared in English in 1983, translated by William Weaver." [Wikipedia]

Genre

Historical

Released

1986

Location

Europe

Period

Based on a novel about a 14th-century Franciscan monk;

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