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Which Italian semiotician wrote the 1980 historical mystery "The Name of the Rose," set in a 14th-century Benedictine monastery?

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Umberto Eco

The novel combines medieval history and biblical analysis with a traditional murder mystery plot. It is a landmark of postmodern fiction that explores how humans interpret signs and symbols.

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