World Literary Awards

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Edition 35 (1981)

FictionProseItalian-language literature

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Umberto Eco うんべると えーこ Winner

Il nome della rosa is a historical mystery set in a 14th-century monastery. As William of Baskerville investigates a series of murders, the novel examines knowledge and power, religious ideology, and the meanings of language and signs in a richly layered masterpiece.

Il nome della rosa is a historical mystery set in a 14th-century monastery.

502 pages
MysteryThe Middle AgesReligionKnowledge and powerSemiotics