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The Name of the Rose
By (author) Umberto Eco, Translated by William Weaver, Translated by Richard Dixon
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""Explodes with pyrotechnic inventions, literally as well as figuratively. Hold on till the end.""--New York Times ""Whether you're into Sherlock Holmes, Montaillou, Borges, the nouvelle critique, the Rule of St. Benedict, metaphysics, library design, or The Thing from the Crypt, you'll love it. Who can that miss out?""--Sunday Times (London) Now available in a deluxe fortieth-anniversary paperback edition featuring never-before-seen illustrations by the author, the beloved internationally bestselling historical mystery about a brilliant monk called upon to solve a series of baffling murders in a fourteenth-century Italian abbey. Italy, 1347. While Brother William of Baskerville is investigating accusations of heresy at a wealthy abbey, his inquiries are disrupted by a series of bizarre deaths. Turning his practiced detective skills to finding the killer, he relies on logic (Aristotle), theology (Thomas Aquinas), empirical insights (Roger Bacon), and his own wry humor and ferocious curiosity. With the aid of his young apprentice, William scours the abbey, from its stables to the labyrinthine library, piecing together evidence, and deciphering cryptic symbols and coded manuscripts to uncover the truth about this place where ""the most interesting things happen at night."" First published in 1980, The Name of the Rose became an international sensation, beguiling readers around the world with its mix of history, humor, and intellectual heft. This beautifully designed modern edition, illustrated with exclusive original drawings created by Umberto Eco, will enchant a new generation of readers and entice old fans to fall under its spell once again.
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Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Published date | 11 Jul 2023
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 608
Dimensions | 204 x 136 x 29mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 431g
ISBN | 978-0-0632-7963-6
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BISAC | fiction / classics
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