The Name of the Rose

by UMBERTO ECO

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The Name of the Rose

Original publication date

1980 (original Italian)

1983 (English: Weaver)

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The Namless Benedictine Abbey in the North Italian Mountains

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Waterstones top 25 books of the last 25 years (2007, No 21)

Waterstones Books of the Century (1997, No 42)

Premio Strega (1981)

BBC's Big Read (Best loved novel, 2003, No 174)

New York Times Best Books of the Year (1983)

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Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0749397055, Paperback)

It is the year 1327. Franciscans in an Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, but Brother William of Baskerville’s investigation is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths. Translated by William Weaver. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

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