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The Name of the Rose
- Author
- Umberto Eco
- Narrator
- Sean Barrett
- Publisher
- Random House
- Publish Date
- 23 December 2010
- Run Time
- 20 hours 35 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Classic crime and mystery fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, Historical fiction, Religious and spiritual fiction, European history: medieval period, middle ages
- Rating
- 3.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
Brought to you by Penguin.
Read the enthralling medieval murder mystery.
The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William turns detective.
William collects evidence, deciphers secret symbols and coded manuscripts, and digs into the eerie labyrinth of the abbey where extraordinary things are happening under the cover of night. A spectacular popular and critical success, The Name of the Rose is not only a narrative of a murder investigation but an astonishing chronicle of the Middle Ages.
'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' Sunday Times
© Umberto Eco 1980 (P) Penguin Audio 2010
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Details
- Author
- Umberto Eco
- Narrator
- Sean Barrett
- Duration
- 20 hours 35 minutes
- Release Date
- 23 December 2010
- ISBN
- 9781407085166
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Random House
- Genre
- Classic crime and mystery fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, Historical fiction, Religious and spiritual fiction, European history: medieval period, middle ages
- Rating
- 3.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin. Read the enthralling medieval murder mystery.The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William turns detective.William collects evidence, deciphers secret symbols and coded manuscripts, and digs into the eerie labyrinth of the abbey where extraordinary things are happening under the cover of night. A spectacular popular and critical success, The Name of the Rose is not only a narrative of a murder investigation but an astonishing chronicle of the Middle Ages.'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' Sunday Times© Umberto Eco 1980 (P) Penguin Audio 2010
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