Baudolino
Author: Umberto Eco
The Barnes & Noble ReviewKnown primarily for the internationally bestselling medieval mystery The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco returns to that complex time period with a tale that’s at once tremendously ambitious, scholarly, and wholly enigmatic. In 13th-century Byzantium, the latest Crusade is underway. Its leader, Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa, comes across the young Bau….Read More
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