"The name of the Rose" by Umberto Eco is a classic piece of literature. It is set during the Inquisition (so medieval), and it describes a particularly daunting abbey that oppresses the surrounding countryside, literally the peasants are starving around them to feed the monks.
The book describes how laughter was banned within the monastery, and that there was a labyrinthian secret library, where all the banned books were hidden.
Oh and there are a series of murders that need solving...
Anyway, if you cannot be bothered with reading the most excellent page-turner, which I binge-read when it came out, back in the eighties, there was a film made starring Sean Connery as a Franciscan monk (who take a vow of poverty, so in effect, incorruptible) who was travelling around and finds himself at that abbey.
Most people who live in CA cannot laugh anyway because they are too depressed with all the oppression.
What is this? Eco -The Name of the Rose
"The name of the Rose" by Umberto Eco is a classic piece of literature. It is set during the Inquisition (so medieval), and it describes a particularly daunting abbey that oppresses the surrounding countryside, literally the peasants are starving around them to feed the monks.
The book describes how laughter was banned within the monastery, and that there was a labyrinthian secret library, where all the banned books were hidden.
Oh and there are a series of murders that need solving...
Anyway, if you cannot be bothered with reading the most excellent page-turner, which I binge-read when it came out, back in the eighties, there was a film made starring Sean Connery as a Franciscan monk (who take a vow of poverty, so in effect, incorruptible) who was travelling around and finds himself at that abbey.
The Name of the Rose FULL MOVIE | Sean Connery | Christian Slater | The Midnight Screening
Thank you for this. I will go search and read. I like reading.
Will watch after the read.