num_pages: 502
description: Novel by Umberto Eco, published in Italian as Il nome della rosa in 1980. Although the work stands on its own as a murder mystery, it is more accurately seen as a questioning of "truth" from theological, philosophical, scholarly, and historical perspectives. The story centers on William of Baskerville, a 50-year-old monk who is sent to investigate a death at a Benedictine monastery. During his search, several other monks are killed in a bizarre pattern that reflects the Book of Revelation. —From The Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature
language: English
title: The Name of the Rose
titlecomplete: The Name of the Rose
characters: Venantius of Salvemec, Malachi of Hildesheim, Salvatore of Montferrat, Benno of Uppsala, Michael of Cesena, Abo of Fossanova, Ubertino of Casale, Berengar of Arundel, Remigio of Varagine, Nicholas of Morimondo, William of Baskerville, Severinus of Sankt Wendel, Adso of Melk, Bernard Gui, Alinardo of Grottaferrata, Jorge of Burgos
genres: Historical, Literature, Crime, Classics, Italian Literature, Novels, Italy, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Mystery
ratings_count: 355202
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: Picador