description: The year is 1327. The place is a wealthy abbey. And the crimes committed here are beyond the wildest imaginings. It will be the task of English Brother William of Baskerville to decipher secret symbols and dig into the eerie labyrinth of abbey life to unravel the mystery. His tools: logic, intelligence, wit, and a ferocious curiosity. His enemy: a murderer with the awesome features of the Antichrist…
language: English
title: The Name of the Rose
titlecomplete: The Name of the Rose
characters: Salvatore of Montferrat, William of Baskerville, Benno of Uppsala, Michael of Cesena, Adso of Melk, Berengar of Arundel, Remigio of Varagine, Abo of Fossanova, Jorge of Burgos, Bernard Gui, Severinus of Sankt Wendel, Malachi of Hildesheim, Nicholas of Morimondo, Venantius of Salvemec, Ubertino of Casale, Alinardo of Grottaferrata
genres: Literature, Italy, Crime, Italian Literature, Novels, Historical, Fiction, Classics, Historical Fiction, Mystery
ratings_count: 355362
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: Harvest Books