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It is the year 1327. Franciscans in an Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, but Brother William of Baskerville’s investigation is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths. Translated by William Weaver. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
Summary
Rien ne va plus dans la Chrétienté.
Rebelles à toute autorité, des bandes d'hérétiques sillonnent les royaumes et servent à leur insu le jeu impitoyable des pouvoirs. En arrivant dans le havre de sérénité et de neutralité qu'est l'abbaye située entre Provence et Ligurie, en l'an de grâce...
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Cast of Characters/Important People
- Benno of Uppsala: student of rhetoric
- William of Baskerville: main protagonist, a Franciscan friar
- Adso of Melk: narrator, Benedictine novice, scribe, and disciple to William
- Abo of Fossanova: the abbot of the Benedictine monastery
- Ubertino of Casale: Franciscan friar in exile, and friend of William
- Severinus of Sankt Wendel: herbalist
- Malachi of Hildesheim: librarian
- Berengar of Arundel: assistant librarian, in love with Adelmo
- Adelmo of Otranto: illuminator, novice, and first to die
- Venantius of Salvemec: translator of manuscripts
Memorable Quotes
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“Don't build a castle of suspicions on one word.”
Ubertino -
“He is, or has been, in many ways a great man. But for this very reason is he odd. It is only petty men who seem normal.”
William
First Sentence
It was a beautiful morning at the end of November.
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Authors & Contributors
- Umberto Eco (Author)
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