The Name of the Rose
by Eco, Umberto (Translated from the Italian by William Weaver)
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0330284142
- ISBN 13
- 9780330284141
- Seller
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Bromsgrove, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Picador, 1984 9780330284141. First edition. First printing of first UK trade paperback edition. Very Good. Complete numberline. This is a bright, tight copy. No inscriptions. 502 pages. The medieval whodunnit that star"ted the trend for historical detectives in crime fiction. The late medieval world, teetering on the edge of discoveries and ideas that will hurl it into one more recognisably like ours...evoked with a force and wit that are breathtaking" (Financial Times) "A novel of sunning intelligence, linguistic richness, thematic complexity" (Il Giorno) "This novel belongs with Voltaire' philosophical tales-in the entertaining guise of an erudite fiction story, it is also a vibrant plea for freedom, moderation and wisdom" (L'Express) "A brilliant deconstruction of the traditional crime novel" (Iain Rankin Mail on Sunday) "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) "
Synopsis
The Name of the Rose, a novel by Umberto Eco, is a historical whodunnit — a murder mystery set in an Italian monastery in the year 1327. It is 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 1983 in an English translation by William Weaver.
Reviews
One of the best mystery novels of all time! It is set in the middle ages and as well as being a mystery it also dives into a lot of political, religious, and philosophical issues of the time. It offers amazing insights into everything that is happening there and a thrilling chase for a serial killer on who's killing anyone who gets their hands on one book, in a secluded benedictine abbey
nice book.a evidence of deep in meanings and usefulness of the ideas stored throughout the pages
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Details
- Bookseller
- David Edward Hellawell (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1126
- Title
- The Name of the Rose
- Author
- Eco, Umberto (Translated from the Italian by William Weaver)
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0330284142
- ISBN 13
- 9780330284141
- Publisher
- London: Picador, 1984 9780330284141
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1984
- Pages
- 502
- Keywords
- Crime Fiction Detection Medieval Benedictines Monastery Novel Humour Terror Ecstacy QKP
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