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4 unusual facts about Bernard Gui


Bernard Gui

Bernard Gui (as Bernardo Gui) is an antagonist in the historical novel The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco.

Bernard Gui died on 30 December 1331 at the castle of Lauroux in the present-day Hérault department, south France.

Bernard Gui also appears in the historical novels of Catherine Jinks, including The Notary (2001, as an antagonist), and The Secret Familiar (2006, as a protagonist).

In the 1986 movie based on the book, his part was played by F. Murray Abraham.



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