Book guide
The Name of the Rose
A medieval murder mystery where every clue leads deeper into forbidden knowledge.
GenresHistoricalMystery
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About The Name of the Rose
In a fourteenth-century Italian monastery, friar William of Baskerville investigates a series of deaths while navigating theology, logic and secret texts. Eco blends a gripping detective story with medieval philosophy, history and faith.
Reading signals
- Spice
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- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Slow
Content warnings
- religious bigotry
- murder
- death
- torture
- violence
- fire injury
- suicide
- homophobia
- sexual content
- misogyny
- blood
- animal cruelty
- antisemitism
