The Name of the Rose
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The Name of the Rose is the 1980 debut novel by Italian author Umberto Eco. It is a historical murder mystery set in an Italian monastery in 1327, and an intellectual mystery combining semiotics in fi
First edition cover (Italian)
Saint Michael's Abbey, in the Susa Valley, Piedmont, in northwest Italy; reportedly an inspiration for the book
Umberto Eco
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Umberto Eco was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator. In English, he is best known for his popular 1980 novel The Name of t
The Name of the Rose
…The Name of the Rose (Italian: Il nome della rosa ) is the 1980 debut novel by Italian author Umberto Eco. It is a historical murder mystery set in an Italian monastery in 1327, and an intellectual mystery combining semiotics in fiction, biblical analysis…
Eco in 1984
Eco in 1987
Eco at his home in 2010
Umberto Eco photographed by Oliver Mark, Milan 2011