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- The Best Books Set in ItalyReading list
The Name of the Rose is a book by Umberto Eco that is set in Italy. It is about a book that is popular and is set in a genre of fiction. The book was published in the year 1980 to positive reception. It tells the story of a monk who is investigating a series of murders that have been committed in a monastery.
- Skye ClearyInterview
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco for adventure and mystery. Edna St. Vincent Millay because we could always do with more poetry in our lives. And The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir for why feminism and authenticity matters – for all of us.
- John PerkinsInterview
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- Roberto PiaiaInterview
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco, a historical mystery set in a 14th-century monastery.
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