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Amazon.com: The Name of the Rose: 9780063279636: Eco, Umberto, Weaver, William, Dixon, Richard: Books

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Illustration on title by Rita Grasso. Cover design by Jackie Merri Meyer. Cover art by Sanjulian. Additional cover illustration from a manuscript of the Apocalypse; photography authorised by El Patrimonio Nacional, Madrid. Warner Books, Inc. Reissued: September, 1986. (From my private collection.)

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This paperback copy of The Name of the Rose was given to me in 1985 when I was a mere teenager, visiting the Greek island of Corfu with my best friend. We were doing the backpacking, inter-rail thi…

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Read 13.7k reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. Ultima settimana del novembre 1327. Ludovico il Bavaro assedia Pisa e si dispone a scend…

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The international bestseller! A masterful gothic thriller set against the turbulence of medieval Italy.The Name of the RoseThe year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives...