The Name of the Rose - Umberto Eco Reviews

The Name of the Rose is the first novel from Umberto Eco. At the front of my book we're told he's a world-famous specialist in semiotics, a distinguished historian, philosopher etc., who teaches at the University of Bologna. Hmm...specialist in semiotics ay! For all I knew, that could just be some kind of Italian pudding. However, on ...

From the outset Eco’s novel, “The Name of the Rose”, is filled with mystery and intrigue. The story, told retrospectively by Adso of Melk, involves the investigation into a series of murders in an unnamed (but famous) monastery in Northern Italy. Adso is a German novice under the instruction of the voluble William of ...

I have to admit, I actually saw the film of this before I read the book, and it was good enough. But, as is most often the case, the original work is worlds ahead of the film. Eco's novel is written from the viewpoint of a young German novice, called Adso of Melk, who accompanies William of Baskerville on a special mission to a famous abbey in ...

Its really quite hard to describe this novel because its more of an experience than just a book to read! Can you imagine a Medieval Sherlock Holmes who lives in a monestary and is a monk? Well that's what our detective is. He solves murders of other monks, all in a medieveal monastical setting. If you think this sounds weird, ...