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The Name of the Rose
Written by Umberto Eco
Narrated by Seán Barrett, Nicholas Rowe and Neville Jason
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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars4.5/5 (290 ratings)
Length: 21 hours
- Publisher:
- Naxos Audiobooks
- Released:
- Sep 13, 2013
- ISBN:
- 9781843797630
- Format:
- Audiobook
Editor's Note
Beloved author’s debut…
A medieval monk-turned-sleuth must employ classical philosophy and theology to decode ancient manuscripts to solve a series of murders in Umberto Eco’s mesmerizing debut.
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This hugely engaging story of murder, superstition, religious politics and drama in a medieval monastery was one of the most striking novels to appear in the 1980s. The Name of the Rose is a thrilling story enriched with period detail and laced with tongue-in-cheek allusions to fictional characters, the most striking of which is the Franciscan friar William of Baskerville, who displays many characteristics of Sherlock Holmes. Although he looks at the past through a postmodern lens, Eco catapults his readers into the dark medieval world as Brother William tries to discover why people are dying inexplicably and nastily in the monastery. There is something not altogether right within the library that is the pride of the establishment... The old man Adso, who was an impressionable novice at the time, tells the story.
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The Name of the Rose
Written by Umberto Eco
Narrated by Seán Barrett, Nicholas Rowe and Neville Jason
Ratings:
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars4.5/5 (290 ratings)
Length: 21 hours
Editor's Note
Beloved author’s debut…
A medieval monk-turned-sleuth must employ classical philosophy and theology to decode ancient manuscripts to solve a series of murders in Umberto Eco’s mesmerizing debut.
Description
This hugely engaging story of murder, superstition, religious politics and drama in a medieval monastery was one of the most striking novels to appear in the 1980s. The Name of the Rose is a thrilling story enriched with period detail and laced with tongue-in-cheek allusions to fictional characters, the most striking of which is the Franciscan friar William of Baskerville, who displays many characteristics of Sherlock Holmes. Although he looks at the past through a postmodern lens, Eco catapults his readers into the dark medieval world as Brother William tries to discover why people are dying inexplicably and nastily in the monastery. There is something not altogether right within the library that is the pride of the establishment... The old man Adso, who was an impressionable novice at the time, tells the story.
- Publisher:
- Naxos Audiobooks
- Released:
- Sep 13, 2013
- ISBN:
- 9781843797630
- Format:
- Audiobook
About the author
UMBERTO ECO (1932–2016) was the author of numerous essay collections and seven novels, including The Name of the Rose,The Prague Cemetery, and Inventing the Enemy. He received Italy’s highest literary award, the Premio Strega, was named a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur by the French government, and was an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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jakebornheimer
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9/10
Just really delightful.
Just really delightful.
jakebornheimer
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9/10
Just really delightful.
Just really delightful.
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brakketh-1
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Delightful and dense and beautiful to read. I found this thoroughly enjoyable and hope to come back to it in 10 years for a second read.
brakketh-1
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars(5/5)
Delightful and dense and beautiful to read. I found this thoroughly enjoyable and hope to come back to it in 10 years for a second read.
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selfcallednowhere
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars(4/5)
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Mysteries are generally not my thing, but I actually really enjoyed this book for the most part. The central mystery was exciting and involving, and the way everything was tied up with literature was enjoyable for me as a book nerd. I will admit that as a non-Christian the periodic lengthy theological events kinda lost me, but not to the point that it interfered with my overall enjoyment of the book too much. I read (and write) a lot of historical fiction, but usually not stuff that's set this far in the past, and Eco did an impressively good job with really making the reader feel fully immersed in that medieval world.
selfcallednowhere
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars(4/5)
Mysteries are generally not my thing, but I actually really enjoyed this book for the most part. The central mystery was exciting and involving, and the way everything was tied up with literature was enjoyable for me as a book nerd. I will admit that as a non-Christian the periodic lengthy theological events kinda lost me, but not to the point that it interfered with my overall enjoyment of the book too much. I read (and write) a lot of historical fiction, but usually not stuff that's set this far in the past, and Eco did an impressively good job with really making the reader feel fully immersed in that medieval world.
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joe73-1
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A masterpiece.
joe73-1
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars(5/5)
A masterpiece.
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kakadoo202
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars(5/5)
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Eco - brilliant!
kakadoo202
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars(5/5)
Eco - brilliant!
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kcshankd
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars(4/5)
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Medieval monks arguing the finer points of papal intrigue, some murders at the abbey, and a phantasmal library - wonderfully done, and translated at that.
kcshankd
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars(4/5)
Medieval monks arguing the finer points of papal intrigue, some murders at the abbey, and a phantasmal library - wonderfully done, and translated at that.
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