The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose (Italian: Il nome della rosa ) is the 1980 debut 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. It was translated into English by William Weaver in 1983.
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| Original title | Il nome della rosa
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| Country | Italy
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| Language | Italian
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| Genre | Historical mystery novel
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| Media type | Print (paperback)
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| Pages | 512
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| Dewey Decimal | 853/.914 19
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| LC Class | PQ4865.C6 N613 1983
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