The Name of the Rose is a historical mystery novel by the Italian scholar and semiotician Umberto Eco. Set in an Italian Benedictine abbey in the fourteenth century, it follows the Franciscan friar William of Baskerville and his young assistant Adso as they investigate a series of deaths linked to a forbidden book in the abbey's labyrinthine library. The novel blends detective fiction with medieval theology, church politics and debates about knowledge and laughter, and it contains many references to Sherlock Holmes. It became an international bestseller and was translated into dozens of languages. A 1986 film adaptation starred Sean Connery, and the book established Eco as a popular novelist as well as an academic.
Before and after
- from 25 December 1979 to 15 February 1989Soviet-Afghan War
- 1980Establishment of Lake Malawi National Park
- c. 1980sDigital Revolution
- 1980Creation of Ada
- 1980Publication of The Name of the Rose
- 1980Rise of transhumanism
- 1980Founding of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
- 1980Establishment of Channel Islands National Park
- from January 1980 to April 1991Siege of Khost
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The era
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