The Name of the Rose

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THE NAME OF THE ROSE by UMBERTO ECO Winner of the Premio Strega, Premio Viareggio and Prix Medici Awards 'Imagine a medieval castle run by the Benedictines, with cellarists, herbalists, gardeners, young novices. One after the other half a dozen monks are found murdered in the most bizarre of ways. A learned Franciscan who is sent to solve the mystery finds himself involved in the frightening events ... a sleuth's pursuit of the truth behind the mystery alsó involves the pursuit of meaning - in words, symbols, ideas, every conceivable sign the visible universe contains ... Umberto Eco has written a növel - his first - and it has become a literary event.' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW 'This növel belongs with Voltaire's philosophical tales ... in the entertaining guise of an erudite fiction story, it is alsó a vibrant plea for freedom, moderation and wisdom.' L'EXPRESS 'Riveting, compulsively attractive, and perfidiously analogous to our times.' LA REPUBBLICA 'There's humour here: there... Tovább

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THE NAME OF THE ROSE by UMBERTO ECO Winner of the Premio Strega, Premio Viareggio and Prix Medici Awards 'Imagine a medieval castle run by the Benedictines, with cellarists, herbalists, gardeners, young novices. One after the other half a dozen monks are found murdered in the most bizarre of ways. A learned Franciscan who is sent to solve the mystery finds himself involved in the frightening events ... a sleuth's pursuit of the truth behind the mystery alsó involves the pursuit of meaning - in words, symbols, ideas, every conceivable sign the visible universe contains ... Umberto Eco has written a növel - his first - and it has become a literary event.' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW 'This növel belongs with Voltaire's philosophical tales ... in the entertaining guise of an erudite fiction story, it is alsó a vibrant plea for freedom, moderation and wisdom.' L'EXPRESS 'Riveting, compulsively attractive, and perfidiously analogous to our times.' LA REPUBBLICA 'There's humour here: there is humanity too: and terror and ecstasy both physical and metaphysical: there is intellectual delight and all the excitement of a tremendous climax enough for any thriller. Mephistophilis, you will recall, offered a doubting Faustus a book which contained evetything. Signor Eco makes much the same offer at a much more reasonable price.' BOOKS AND BOOKMEN 4A növel of stunning intelligence, linguistic richness, thematic complexity.' IL GIORNO 'Whether you're into Sherlock Holmes, Montaillou, Borges, the nouvelle critique, the Rule of St Benedict, metaphysics, library design or The Thing From The Crypt you'll love it. Who can that leave out?' THE SUNDAY TIMES Vissza