num_pages: 638
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Name of the Rose
titlecomplete: The Name of the Rose
characters: Adso of Melk, Abo of Fossanova, Venantius of Salvemec, Severinus of Sankt Wendel, William of Baskerville, Nicholas of Morimondo, Alinardo of Grottaferrata, Jorge of Burgos, Michael of Cesena, Salvatore of Montferrat, Ubertino of Casale, Remigio of Varagine, Bernard Gui, Berengar of Arundel, Benno of Uppsala, Malachi of Hildesheim
genres: Historical, Historical Fiction, Novels, Crime, Literature, Italian Literature, Italy, Classics, Mystery, Fiction
ratings_count: 355197
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: Warner Books