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The Name of the Rose

(1980)
A novel by

 
 
Awards
1984 Edgar Award for Best Novel (nominee)
1983 John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger (shortlist)

Set in Italy in the Middle Ages, this is not only a narrative of a murder investigation in a monastery in 1327, but also a chronicle of the 14th century religious wars, a history of monastic orders, and a compendium of heretical movements.


Genre: Historical

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