In spite of the original book's commercial and critical success, writer Umberto Eco was irked by its popularity compared to his other novels, which he regarded as much superior but never achieved the same level of fame. A few years before his death, Eco called Il Nome Della Rosa "his worst novel" and claimed: "I hate this book and I hope you hate it too. I have written six novels, the last five are better but [...] the most famous is always the first one." As of 2019, none of Eco's other novels has received a movie adaptation.

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