An attractive first American edition, first printing in unread Fine condition in dust-jacket with short closed tear to front panel, else Fine. Contursi A023b. Published shortly after the Italian "Postille a il nome della rosa"; The book goes behind the scenes of the famous The Name of the Rose and into into the pathways of the mind professor Umberto Eco. Includes all of the history, geography and even weather in the proper place for the story to happen. Translated by William Weaver; 12mo ; ix, [3], 84 pages.

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Title

Postscript to the Name of the Rose - 1st US Edition/1st Printing

Publisher

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York

Publication Date

1984

Language

English

ISBN 10

015173156X

ISBN 13

9780151731565

Binding

Cloth

Edition

First Edition; First Printing.

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine

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This book stems from Umberto Eco's account of the genesis of his extraordinary novel, The Name of the Rose, but, like the novel itself, it goes far beyond the particular: '...in March 1978 ... I had the urge to poison a monk.' Along the way, it touches on bad books, ideal readers, historical form, and the metaphysics of the detective story.

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Text: English, Italian (translation)

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