The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

The Name of the Rose

Umberto Eco with William Weaver (Translator)

579 pages first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction historical mystery challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
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Set in Italy in the Middle Ages, this is not only a narrative of a murder investigation in a monastery in 1327, but also a chronicle of the 14th century religious wars, a history of monastic orders, and a compendium of heretical movements.

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