The Name Of The Rose
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good. Markings: none
A landmark of postmodern historical fiction, The Name of the Rose transports readers to a 14th-century Italian Benedictine monastery, where a series of mysterious deaths grip the isolated community in fear. The brilliant Franciscan friar William of Baskerville, accompanied by his novice Adso of Melk, conducts a razor-sharp investigation that uncovers a labyrinthine library harbouring forbidden knowledge, theological conspiracy, and dark secrets. Eco masterfully weaves together medieval theology, semiotics, and murder mystery into a richly layered narrative that is both an intellectual tour de force and a gripping thriller. Translated from the Italian, the novel argues that the pursuit of knowledge itself can be a dangerous act, challenging the boundaries between truth, heresy, and power. First published in Italy in 1980 as Il nome della rosa, it remains one of the most celebrated and widely read literary novels of the twentieth century.
Author: Umberto Eco
Format: Hardback
Published: 1983, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book)
Genre: Historical fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good. Markings: none
A landmark of postmodern historical fiction, The Name of the Rose transports readers to a 14th-century Italian Benedictine monastery, where a series of mysterious deaths grip the isolated community in fear. The brilliant Franciscan friar William of Baskerville, accompanied by his novice Adso of Melk, conducts a razor-sharp investigation that uncovers a labyrinthine library harbouring forbidden knowledge, theological conspiracy, and dark secrets. Eco masterfully weaves together medieval theology, semiotics, and murder mystery into a richly layered narrative that is both an intellectual tour de force and a gripping thriller. Translated from the Italian, the novel argues that the pursuit of knowledge itself can be a dangerous act, challenging the boundaries between truth, heresy, and power. First published in Italy in 1980 as Il nome della rosa, it remains one of the most celebrated and widely read literary novels of the twentieth century.