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Novel by Umberto Eco, published in Italian as Il nome della rosa in 1980. Although the work stands on its own as a murder mystery, it is more accurately seen as a questioning of "truth" from theological, philosophical, scholarly, and historical perspectives. The story centers on William of Baskerville, a 50-year-old monk who is sent to investigate a death at a Benedictine monastery. During his search, several other monks are killed in a bizarre pattern that reflects the Book of Revelation. Highly rational, Baskerville meets his nemesis in Jorge of Burgos, a doctrinaire blind monk determined to destroy heresy at any cost.

$22.40

Another fascinating work by Umberto Eco.Three Milan editors, who have spent considerable time rewriting crackpot manuscripts on the occult, decide to have a little fun. Their plan encompasses the secrets of the solar system, Satanic initiation rites, and Brazilian voodoo. A terrific joke--until people start to disappear.

$5.56 (paperback)

A romance of navigation and science by the author of Foucault's Pendulum. 1643: After a violent storm in the South Pacific, during which he is swept from the Amaryllis, Roberto della Griva manages to pull himself aboard the Daphne, anchored in the bay of a beautiful island. As he explores the different cabins of the fully stocked--but abandoned--ship, Roberto recalls chapters from his youth.

$11.16 (paperback)

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