The Name of the Rose
By: Umberto Eco , Seán Barrett , William Weaver
4.14
Format: 552 pages, Paperback
The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother Willi…
Want to Read $ 7.99"الكتب ليست مجعولة كي نؤمن بما تقوله ولكن لكي نتحرّى فيها."-Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
"Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear."-Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
"The people of God cannot be changed until the outcasts are restored to its body."-Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
"How peaceful life would be without Love, Adso. How Safe. How Tranquil. And how Dull."-Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
If you liked the classics plot in The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco, Seán Barrett, William Weaver , here is a list of 12 books like this:
1. Love in the Time of Cholera
By: Gabriel García Márquez , Edith Grossman
3.94
Format: 348 pages, Paperback
In their youth, Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza fall passionately in love. When Fermina eventuall… read more
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- literature
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- novels
"I’ve remained a virgin for you."-Gabriel García Márquez, Love in the Time of Cholera
"مايؤلمني في الموت هو ألا أموت حبا"-Gabriel García Márquez, Love in the Time of Cholera
"Be calm. God awaits you at the door."-Gabriel García Márquez, Love in the Time of Cholera
"He is ugly and sad... but he is all love."-Gabriel García Márquez, Love in the Time of Cholera
2. The Unbearable Lightness of Being
By: Milan Kundera , Michael Henry Heim
4.11
Format: 314 pages, Paperback
In The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera tells the story of a young woman in love with a… read more
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- classics
- literature
- fiction
- historical fiction
- novels
"I want you to be weak. As weak as I am."-Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being
"Physical love is unthinkable without violence."-Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being
"Only the most naive of questions are truly serious."-Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being
"The longing for Paradise is man's longing not to be man."-Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being
3. Madame Bovary
By: Gustave Flaubert , Margaret Mauldon , Malcolm Bowie , Mark Overstall
3.70
Format: 329 pages, Paperback
Madame Bovary is the debut novel of French writer Gustave Flaubert, published in 1856. The characte… read more
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- classics
- literature
- fiction
- historical fiction
- novels
"Every notary carries about inside him the debris of a poet."-Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary
"Speech is a rolling-mill that always thins out the sentiment."-Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary
"How oft the warmth of the sun above Makes a pretty young girl dream of love."-Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary
"For him the universe did not extend beyond the circumference of her petticoat."-Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary
4. The Three Musketeers
By: Alexandre Dumas , Richard Pevear , John Lee
4.09
Format: 625 pages, Paperback
First published in 1844, The Three Musketeers is the most famous of Alexandre Dumas' historical nov… read more
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- classics
- literature
- historical
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- historical fiction
- novels
"All for one and one for all."-Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers
"Love is the most selfish of all the passions."-Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers
"The merit of all things lies in their difficulty."-Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers
"I do not cling to life sufficiently to fear death."-Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers
5. The Key to The Name of the Rose: Including Translations of All Non-English Passages
By: Adele J. Haft , Jane G. White , Robert J. White
4.01
Format: 205 pages, Paperback
Umberto Eco's The Name of the Roseis a brilliant mystery set in a fictitious medieval monastery. Th… read more
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- literature
6. Zeno's Conscience
By: Italo Svevo , William Weaver
4.25
Format: None pages, Paperback
Long hailed as a seminal work of modernism in the tradition of Joyce and Kafka, and now available i… read more
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- italy
- classics
- literature
- fiction
- italian literature
- novels
7. The Count of Monte Cristo
By: Alexandre Dumas , Robin Buss
4.30
Format: 1276 pages, Paperback
Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantès is confined to the grim fortress o… read more
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- classics
- literature
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- novels
"I am a Count, Not a Saint."-Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo
"He who has a partner has a master."-Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo
"Woman is sacred; the woman one loves is holy."-Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo
"On what slender threads do life and fortune hang… !"-Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo
8. The Name of the Rose
By: Umberto Eco , Seán Barrett , William Weaver
4.14
Format: 552 pages, Paperback
The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother Willi… read more
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- italy
- classics
- literature
- historical
- fiction
- italian literature
- mystery
- historical fiction
- novels
- crime
"الكتب ليست مجعولة كي نؤمن بما تقوله ولكن لكي نتحرّى فيها."-Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
"Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear."-Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
"The people of God cannot be changed until the outcasts are restored to its body."-Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
"How peaceful life would be without Love, Adso. How Safe. How Tranquil. And how Dull."-Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
9. The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
By: Ken Follett , Rosalía Vázquez
4.82
Format: 174 pages, Paperback
Ken Follett is known worldwide as the master of split-second suspense, but his most beloved and bes… read more
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- historical
- classics
- fiction
- historical fiction
10. Memoirs of Hadrian
By: Marguerite Yourcenar , Grace Frick
4.23
Format: 347 pages, Paperback
Both an exploration of character and a reflection on the meaning of history, Memoirs of Hadrian has… read more
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- classics
- literature
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- novels
"And it was at about this time that I began to feel myself divine."-Marguerite Yourcenar, Memoirs of Hadrian
"La morale è una convenzione privata; il decoro è una faccenda pubblica."-Marguerite Yourcenar, Memoirs of Hadrian
"I was willing to yield to nostalgia, that melancholy residue of desire."-Marguerite Yourcenar, Memoirs of Hadrian
"Of all our games, love's play is the only one which threatens to unsettle the soul..."-Marguerite Yourcenar, Memoirs of Hadrian
11. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
By: Patrick Süskind , John E. Woods
4.00
Format: 139 pages, Paperback
An acclaimed bestseller and international sensation, Patrick Suskind's classic novel provokes a ter… read more
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- classics
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- crime
12. The Brothers Karamazov
By: Fyodor Dostoevsky , Richard Pevear , Larissa Volokhonsky
4.37
Format: 796 pages, Paperback
The Brothers Karamazov is a murder mystery, a courtroom drama, and an exploration of erotic rivalry… read more
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- literature
- novels
- classics
- fiction
"How good life is when one does something good and just!"-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
"Forgive me... for my love - for ruining you with my love."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
"Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared to love in dreams."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
"What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
13. The Trial
By: Franz Kafka , Max Brod , Edwin Muir , Willa Muir
3.95
Format: 255 pages, Paperback
Written in 1914 but not published until 1925, a year after Kafka’s death, The Trial is the terrifyi… read more
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- novels
- classics
- fiction
"But I’m not guilty,"-Franz Kafka, The Trial
"Asking questions were the most important thing."-Franz Kafka, The Trial
"It was very learned, but it didn't actually say anything."-Franz Kafka, The Trial
"The way she sits on my lap as if it were her proper place!"-Franz Kafka, The Trial
14. If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
By: Italo Calvino , William Weaver
3.90
Format: 216 pages,
If on a Winter's Night a Traveleris a marvel of ingenuity, an experimental text that looks longingl… read more
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15. Ficciones
By: Jorge Luis Borges , Anthony Bonner , Anthony Kerrigan
3.53
Format: 320 pages,
The seventeen pieces in Ficcionesdemonstrate the whirlwind of Borges's genius and mirror the precis… read more
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16. Crime and Punishment
By: Fyodor Dostoevsky , David McDuff
4.27
Format: 671 pages, Paperback
Raskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student, wanders through the slums of St Petersburg a… read more
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- literature
- novels
- crime
- fiction
"Life [had] replaced logic."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment
"I drink because I wish to multiply my sufferings."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment
"The fear of appearances is the first symptom of impotence."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment
"It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment
17. The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
By: Carlos Ruiz Zafón , Lucia Graves
4.29
Format: None pages,
The international literary sensation, about a boy's quest through the secrets and shadows of postwa… read more
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18. One Hundred Years of Solitude
By: Gabriel García Márquez , Gregory Rabassa
4.12
Format: 417 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The brilliant, bestselling, landmark novel that tells the story of the Buendia family, and chronicl… read more
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- literature
- novels
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Cease, cows, life is short."-Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
"There is always something left to love."-Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
"Children inherit their parents' madness."-Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
"بدأ يدرك كم يحب فى الواقع الأشخاص الذين كرههم أكثر من سواهم ."-Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
19. The Master and Margarita
By: Mikhail Bulgakov , None , Katherine Tiernan O'Connor , None
4.29
Format: 372 pages, Paperback
The first complete, annotated English Translation of Mikhail Bulgakov's comic masterpiece. An au… read more
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- novels
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Cowardice is the most terrible of vices."-Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita
"manuscripts don't burn" - "(рукописи не горят)"-Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita
"The tongue may hide the truth but the eyes—never!"-Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita
"Злых людей нет на свете, есть только люди несчастливые."-Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita
20. Blindness
By: José Saramago
4.17
Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition
From Nobel Prize–winning author José Saramago, a magnificent, mesmerizing parable of loss A city… read more
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- classics
- fiction
"الناس يتعودون إي شيء ."-José Saramago, Blindness
"هناك أوقات لايفيد معها الكلام ."-José Saramago, Blindness
"* البطون الفارغة تستيقظ باكراً ."-José Saramago, Blindness
"* الأحقاد القديمة لاتزول بسهولة ."-José Saramago, Blindness
21. Cáncer de alma
By: Alberto Lozano Luque
4.76
Format: 316 pages, Paperback
Víctor ansía retornar al zulo de su secuestro y lo oculta a su psicóloga, a su familia y a la Polic… read more
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