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Umberto Eco
ISBN: 9780099497035
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Vintage
Edition: Limited edition
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Set in Italy in the Middle Ages, this work 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.
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. His tools are the logic of Aristotle, the theology of Aquinas, the empirical insights of Roger Bacon - all sharpened to a glistening edge by wry humor and a ferocious curiosity. He collects evidence, deciphers secret symbols and coded manuscripts, and digs into the eerie labyrinth of the abbey, where "the most interesting things happen at night."
| ISBN | 0099497034 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | ISBN13 | 9780099497035
(What's this?) | | Pages | 528 | | Publisher | Vintage | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Vintage | | Series title | Vintage Future Classics S. | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 198 | | Publication date | 01 Sep 2005 | | Width (mm) | 129 | | DEWEY | 853.914 | | Academic level | General |
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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, inguistic 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"  Be the first to write a customer review
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