The Name of the Rose

Umberto Eco

Dec 2010 · Vintage Digital · Narrated by Sean Barrett

4.7

7 reviews

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20 hr 34 min

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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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4.7

7 reviews

jon langley

October 19, 2019

Absolutely excellent. First class story and top notch narration. A novice monk accompanies one more experienced to a remote monastery in northern Italy in the fourteenth century, ostensibly for a conference about poverty in the Church. Mix in heresy and the dreaded Inquisition, murder, unnatural affections, church politics and a hint of romance and you have this. Not to be missed, no doubt about it, my favourite book of all time. Thoroughly enjoyed and definitely recommend.

Ekta Kapoor

June 10, 2018

It's is a difficult noble but serious.i love this noble.

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About the author

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.

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