The Name of the Rose
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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.
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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.
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Book Information
Publisher | Everyman Publishers |
Binding | Hardcover (64 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 600 |
ISBN-10 | 0307264890 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0307264893 |
Publication Date | 09/26/2006 |
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About William Weaver (Translator) : William Weaver is a published translator of children's books. Published credits of William Weaver include The Monkey's Wrench (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics), The Name of the Rose: including the ... more
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