«The Name of the Rose» in Italian with a Parallel Translation

Book The Name of the Rose (Il nome della rosa) in Italian
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Original title: 
Il nome della rosa
Author: 
Language: 
Italian
Difficulty: 
B1
Year: 
1980
Number of pages: 
446

"The Name of the Rose" is a novel by the Italian philosopher, professor of semiotics and writer Umberto Eco, published in 1980. The plot is set in the Middle Ages. All the events of the novel take place in a week. The protagonist is William of Baskerville, a Franciscan monk. He and his young disciple, Adso of Melk, are investigating the murder of a Benedictine monk.