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ISBN 0-330-28478-9 (UK pbk)
novel, slipstream, detective, semiotics, conspiracy, religion
Originally published in Italy under the title Il Nome della Rosa . First novel. Winner of the Premio Strega, Premio Viareggio and Prix Medici Awards. Filmed as a major motion picture starring Sean Connery.
"Imagine a medieval castle run by the Benedictines, with cellarists, herbalists, gardeners, young novices. One after the other half a dozen monks are found murdered in the most bizarre of ways. A learned Franciscan who is sent to solve the mystery finds himself involved in the frightening events... a sleuth's pursuit of the truth behind the mystery also involves the pursuit of meaning -- in words, symbols, ideas, every conceivable sign the visible universe contains..." --(in New York Times Book Review ).
"This is a great detective story taking place during the time of the inquisition. The deductive reasoning of Sherlock Holmes in a medieval setting. Intelligent and entertaining." --Henry W.Targowski (in Mark/Space, 1995).
Highly recommended.
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