The Name of the Rose (First Edition)

Umberto Eco

ISBN 10: 0151446474 / ISBN 13: 9780151446476

Published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, San Diego, 1983

About this Item

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, 1983. First American edition. Second printing, with letter line ?BCDE? justified left and no other statement of pritning. Fine, a tight clean copy, in a near fine jacket, bright, without fading, which has some slight edge wear. Quarter light tan cloth over rose paper-covered boards; front board stamped in copper and spine lettered in copper. Illustrated endpapers showing the layout of the abbey. 8vo, 502 pp. Translated from the Italian by William Weaver. Eco?s first novel, winner of the Strega Prize and Prix Médicis Étranger, and the basis for the 1986 film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Name of the Rose (First Edition)
• Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, San Diego
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0151446474
• ISBN 13: 9780151446476
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 2nd Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

About this title

Synopsis

Now available from HarperVia in a deluxe paperback edition featuring never-before-seen illustrations by the author, the beloved internationally bestselling historical mystery about a brilliant monk called upon to solve a series of baffling murders in a fourteenth-century Italian abbey

“Explodes with pyrotechnic inventions, literally as well as figuratively. Hold on till the end.”—New York Times

“Whether you're into Sherlock Holmes, Montaillou, Borges, the nouvelle critique, the Rule of St. Benedict, metaphysics, library design, or The Thing from the Crypt, you'll love it. Who can that miss out?”—Sunday Times (London)

Italy, 1347. While Brother William of Baskerville is investigating accusations of heresy at a wealthy abbey, his inquiries are disrupted by a series of bizarre deaths. Turning his practiced detective skills to finding the killer, he relies on logic (Aristotle), theology (Thomas Aquinas), empirical insights (Roger Bacon), and his own wry humor and ferocious curiosity. With the aid of his young apprentice, William scours the abbey, from its stables to the labyrinthine library, piecing together evidence, and deciphering cryptic symbols and coded manuscripts to uncover the truth about this place where "the most interesting things happen at night."

First published in 1980, The Name of the Rose became an international sensation, beguiling readers around the world with its mix of history, humor, and intellectual heft. This beautifully designed modern edition, illustrated with exclusive original drawings created by Umberto Eco, will enchant a new generation of readers and entice old fans to fall under its spell once again.

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.