The Name of the Rose - Softcover

Eco, Umberto

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0446344109 ISBN 13: 9780446344104

Publisher: Warner Books, 1986

Synopsis

The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William turns detective. He collects evidence, deciphers secret symbols and coded manuscripts, and digs into the eerie labyrinth of the abbey where extraordinary things are happening under the cover of night. A spectacular popular and critical success, "The Name of the Rose" is not only a narrative of a murder investigation but an astonishing chronicle of the Middle Ages.

About this title

Book Description:

Mariner paperback, previous ISBN 978-0-15-600131-1

From the Back Cover:

The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William turns detective. His tools are the logic of Aristotle, the theology of Aquinas, the empirical insights of Roger Bacon - all sharpened to a glistening edge by wry humor and a ferocious curiosity. He collects evidence, deciphers secret symbols and coded manuscripts, and digs into the eerie labyrinth of the abbey, where "the most interesting things happen at night".

About this edition

• Publisher: Warner Books
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0446344109
• ISBN 13: 9780446344104
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 611