by Umberto Eco · Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783423105514
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«Der Name der Rose» («El nombre de la rosa») is the historical mystery novel by Umberto Eco, published by dtv in paperback (680 pages, in German).
In 1327, the Franciscan friar William of Baskerville and his pupil Adso of Melk arrive at a Benedictine abbey for a theological debate. Soon, mysterious deaths lead them to investigate a labyrinthine library and hidden manuscripts. The work combines historical novel, intrigue and philosophical reflection.
Novel translated into German by Burkhart Kroeber, originally published as «Il nome della rosa». This dtv edition, number 10551, appeared in 1986.
For readers with command of German who enjoy historical fiction, mystery and classics.
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.
