by Umberto Eco · Plaza & Janés · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401242137
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«El nombre de la rosa» is the historical mystery novel by Umberto Eco, published by Plaza & Janés in paperback (782 pages, in Spanish).
Set in an Italian abbey in 1327, the novel follows the Franciscan friar William of Baskerville and his young pupil Adso of Melk as they investigate a series of strange deaths. Eco combines the detective plot with medieval chronicle and a reflection on faith, reason, and the power of knowledge.
Work originally published in 1980 under the title Il nome della rosa; this Spanish edition is translated from the Italian.
Aimed at readers of historical fiction and classic mystery, with an interest in the Middle Ages.
Umberto Eco was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator. In English, he is best known for his popular 1980 novel The Name of the Rose, a historical mystery combining semiotics in fiction with biblical analysis, medieval studies and literary theory, as well as Foucault's Pendulum, his 1988 novel which touches on the history of occultism and its contemporary interpretation through the new age movement.
