The Name of the Rose
Italian novelist, 1932–2016.
The Name of the Rose is a 1980 novel by Umberto Eco, translated from Italian.
On 3 of the 11 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Umberto Eco
- First published
- 1980
- Length
- 592 pages (UK paperback)
- Original language
- Translated from Italian
- Genre
- Crime and mystery, Religion and faith, Historical setting, Philosophical
Is The Name of the Rose worth reading?
3 of the 11 best-of lists it could have made include it, among them 100 books of the century (Le Monde) and 100 novels everyone should read (The Telegraph).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| 100 books of the century (Le Monde, 1999) | No. 14 | See the list |
| 100 novels everyone should read (The Telegraph, 2009) | No. 81 | See the list |
| Readers' top 100 novels (The Guardian, 2026) | No. 80 | See the list |
Best edition of The Name of the Rose
The edition we link to is the Vintage Classics paperback (2004), 592 pages.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics (paperback, 2004)
- Pages
- 592
- ISBN
- 9780099466031
How critics and readers rate The Name of the Rose
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 35% of the points available on critics' lists, against 15% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like The Name of the Rose
If you liked The Name of the Rose, try The Grapes of Wrath, Catch-22 or Lolita.
