Eco's first novel, published in 1980, became the first intellectual novel to top the bestseller lists and bring its author worldwide fame. The novel is set in a medieval monastery, where its protagonists must resolve numerous philosophical questions and, through logical deduction, solve a series of murders. Within the rigid structure of a detective story, there is room for vivid historical facts from the Middle Ages, parallels with the history of the 20th century, accounts of religious conflicts and rebellions, a touching love story, and a multitude of new riddles that we, the readers, hasten to solve, but the cunning author invariably outwits us... Right up to the paradoxical and chilling finale.
Author: Umberto Eco
Translation: Elena Kostioukovitch
Pages: 672 (offset). Hardcover
Dimensions: 50x148x217 mm
