The Name of the Rose Author by Umberto Eco

An alternate cover edition can be found here . Set in Italy in the Middle Ages, this is not only a narrative of a murder investigation in a monastery in 1327, but also a chronicle of the 14th century religious wars, a history of monastic orders, and a compendium of heretical movements. Paperback , 502 pages Published November 5th 1992 by Vintage (first published 1980)