The Name of the Rose

The Name of the Rose

First edition cover (Italian)
Author	Umberto Eco
Original title	Il nome della rosa
Translator	William Weaver
Country	Italy
Language	Italian
Genre	Historical mystery novel
Publisher	Bompiani (Italy) Harcourt (US)
Publication date	1980
Published in English	1983
Media type	Print (hardcover)
Pages	512
ISBN	978-0-15-144647-6
Dewey Decimal	853/.914 19
LC Class	PQ4865.C6 N613 1983

The Name of the Rose (Italian: Il nome della rosa [il ˈnoːme della ˈrɔːza]) is the 1980 debut novel by Italian author Umberto Eco. It is a historical murder mystery set in an Italian monastery in the year 1327, and an intellectual mystery combining semiotics in fiction, biblical analysis, medieval studies, and literary theory. It was translated into English by William Weaver in 1983.

The novel has sold over 50 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling books ever published.^[1] It has received many international awards and accolades, such as the Strega Prize in 1981 and Prix Medicis Étranger in 1982, and was ranked 14th on Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century list.