The Name of the Rose

Informationen zum Autor Umberto Eco (1932–2016) wrote fiction, literary criticism and philosophy. His first novel, The Name of the Rose , was a major international bestseller. His other works include Foucault's Pendulum , The Island of the Day Before, Baudolino , The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana, The Prague Cemetery and Numero Zero along with many brilliant collections of essays. Klappentext Umberto Eco (1932¿2016) wrote fiction, literary criticism and philosophy. His first novel, The Name of the Rose , was a major international bestseller. His other works include Foucault's Pendulum , The Island of the Day Before, Baudolino , The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana, The Prague Cemetery and Numero Zero along with many brilliant collections of essays. Zusammenfassung Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. But his delicate mission is overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths. He collects evidence, deciphers secret symbols and digs into the eerie labyrinth of the abbey where extraordinary things are happening under the cover of night.

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The late medieval world, teetering on the edge of discoveries and ideas that will hurl it into one more recognisably like ours...evoked with a force and wit that are breathtaking Financial Times

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Umberto Eco, Eco Umberto
• Editore: Vintage UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 05.02.2004
• EAN: 9780099466031
• ISBN: 978-0-09-946603-1
• Pagine: 592
• Dimensioni: 129 mm x 198 mm x 37 mm
• Serie: Vintage Classics; Vintage Paperbacks; Vintage Classics New Look; Vintage Paperbacks; Vintage Classics; Vintage Classics New Look
• Categorie: Narrativa > Gialli; Italienische SchriftstellerInnen; Werke (div.), FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical, Crime & mystery, FICTION / Religious, FICTION / Historical / Medieval, Crime and mystery fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Modern and contemporary Fiction (post 1945), Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary