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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: | Umberto Eco |
ISBN: | 0099541483 9780099541486 |
OCLC Number: | 694257743 |
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Set in Italy in the Middle Ages, this is not only a narrative of a murder investigation in a monastery in 1327, but also a chronicle of the 14th century religious wars, a history of monastic orders, and a compendium of heretical movements.
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'Umberto Eco has written a novel - his first - and it has become a literary event' * New York Times Book Review * 'A novel of stunning intelligence, linguistic richness, thematic complexity' * Il Giorno * 'This novel belongs with Voltaire' philosophical tales - in the entertaining guise of an erudite fiction story, it is also a vibrant plea for freedom, moderation and wisdom' * L'Express * Read more...