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Postmodern · Historical mystery

The Name of the Rose

by Umberto Eco. A medieval murder investigation becomes a learned meditation on signs, libraries, heresy, comedy, and institutional power.

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Date
1980
Origin
Italy
Era
Postmodern
Genre
Historical mystery
Difficulty
Challenging
Length
Long
Collection
The Western Canon

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Why it matters

A medieval murder investigation becomes a learned meditation on signs, libraries, heresy, comedy, and institutional power.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of modern broader canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.

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