num_pages: 560
description: A spectacular best seller and now a classic, The Name of the Rose catapulted Umberto Eco, an Italian professor of semiotics turned novelist, to international prominence. An erudite murder mystery set in a fourteenth-century monastery, it is not only a gripping story but also a brilliant exploration of medieval philosophy, history, theology, and logic.In 1327, Brother William of Baskerville is sent to investigate a wealthy Italian abbey whose monks are suspected of heresy. When his mission is overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths patterned on the book of Revelation, Brother William turns detective, following the trail of a conspiracy that brings him face-to-face with the abbey’s labyrinthine secrets, the subversive effects of laughter, and the medieval Inquisition. Caught in a power struggle between the emperor he serves and the pope who rules the Church, Brother William comes to see that what is at stake is larger than any mere political dispute–that his investigation is being blocked by those who fear imagination, curiosity, and the power of ideas.
language: English
title: The Name of the Rose
titlecomplete: The Name of the Rose
characters: Abo of Fossanova, Remigio of Varagine, Bernard Gui, Jorge of Burgos, Benno of Uppsala, Adso of Melk, Alinardo of Grottaferrata, Salvatore of Montferrat, William of Baskerville, Michael of Cesena, Malachi of Hildesheim, Ubertino of Casale, Severinus of Sankt Wendel, Venantius of Salvemec, Nicholas of Morimondo, Berengar of Arundel
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Classics, Crime, Historical, Italy, Italian Literature, Historical Fiction, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 355219
places: Italy
awards: awardedAt: 410256000000
name: CWA New Blood Dagger, name: إمبيرتو, awardedAt: 347184000000
name: Premio Strega, awardedAt: 410256000000
name: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 441792000000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 441792000000
name: PEN Translation Prize
category: William Weaver, awardedAt: 347184000000
name: Premio Anghiari, awardedAt: 347184000000
name: Premio Il Libro dell'anno, awardedAt: 378720000000
name: Prix Médicis Etranger, awardedAt: 662716800000
name: このミステリーがすごい！
category: Best Translated Mystery Novel of the Year in Japan
publisher: Everyman's Library