The Name of the Rose

536 pages

English language

Published July 27, 1994 by Harcourt Brace.

ISBN:
978-0-15-600131-1
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The Name of the Rose (Italian: Il nome della rosa [il ˈnoːme della ˈrɔːza]) 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, and an intellectual mystery combining semiotics in fiction, biblical analysis, medieval studies, and literary theory. It was translated into English by William Weaver in 1983. The novel has sold over 50 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling books ever published. It has received many international awards and accolades, such as the Strega Prize in 1981 and Prix Medicis Étranger in 1982, and was ranked 14th on Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century list.

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reviewed The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco (Harvest in translation)

The Name of the Rose is Harold!

5 stars

Big surprise, I loved this book. It was an entertaining yarn with humor and poignancy, insight and farce, accessible mystery and esoteric theology!

It is interesting that I read it now instead of years ago when I bought it. In that time between purchase and reading, I have read other works that prepared me for this!

Some books truly are better further along in one's reading career

Review of 'El nombre de la rosa' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Por fin hago caer en mis manos un ejemplar de El nombre de la rosa, y la satisfacción es muy grande. Esta es una novela a la vez densa, por lo erudita, y ligera, por lo cautivadora y entretenida. Con el pretexto de un Sherlock Holmes franciscano en una abadía del siglo XIV, Umberto Eco dibuja aquí un retrato de la Baja Edad Media que la convierte en la novela histórica más convincente que he leído hasta el momento. Los personajes, los temas, las formas de hablar y los pensamientos del narrador en primera persona son justamente así, muy convincentes, medievales en un sentido justo e intelectualmente honesto que hace que, pese a lo alejado de su mentalidad respecto a nosotros, podamos comprenderlos, aunque sea intelectualmente. Se despliega así la riqueza y diversidad filosófica que tenía cabida en ese clima cultural, tan tormentosamente atravesado de posturas teológico-políticas enfrentadas, que …

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Subjects

  • Monastic and religious life -- Italy -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500 -- Fiction
  • Monastic libraries -- Italy -- Fiction
  • Italy -- Church history -- 476-1400 -- Fiction