[Paracelsus]

And speaking of literary novels, why don't we look at one of the better ones, also a first novel, also something that was made into a film: The Name of the Rose. For this one it'll particularly help to have read the novel since some of the references may not have made sense otherwise.

The (miserably inadequate) Wikipedia summary of the plot:

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Franciscan friar William of Baskerville and Adso of Melk, a Benedictine novice travelling under his protection, arrive at a Benedictine monastery in Northern Italy to attend a theological disputation. Upon their coming, the monastery is disturbed by a suicide. As the story unfolds, several other monks die under mysterious circumstances. William is tasked by the monastery's abbot to investigate the deaths, and fresh clues with each murder victim lead William to dead ends and new clues. The protagonists explore a labyrinthine medieval library, discuss the subversive power of laughter, and come face to face with the Inquisition, a path that William had previously forsworn. William's innate curiosity and highly developed powers of logic and deduction provide the keys to unraveling the abbey's mysteries.

In my edition, the story turned out as 491 pages, thus, the following act stops: 4.91, 9.82, 24.55, 39.28, 68.74, 112.93, 186.58, 299.51, 417.35, 491.

Rounding the page numbers:
Pages 1 - 4.91: Adso, the narrator/protagonist and William of Baskerville are heading to the monastery. A description of the 13th century, wherein the novel is set (The Hero At Home.)
Pages 4.91 - 9.82: William gets his first words (at very close to page 9.82): "A rich abbey. The abbot likes a great display." (An Ally Complains)
Pages 9.82 - 24.55: The abbot requests that William investigate the murder of one of the monks ... and has information about the murder, but cannot say because it was given to him under the sacrament of confession (An Obstacle Appears)
Pages 24.55 - 39.28: William tracks down Salvatore in the abbey church, pursues and interrogates Salvatore regarding his involvement with Fra Dolcino, a heretical monk. (Pursuit/Chase)
Pages 39.28 - 68.73: Descriptions of heresy are given. Church politics are discussed - in particular, Ubertino and the Anti-Pope. The senses are discussed, and in particular, the sensual pleasure of lust, the seven deadly sins. The cellarer indicates there are secret texts held in the Aedificium (the library), and we go to the scriptorium of the monastery, where we meet Jorge. Laughter is briefly discussed. (The Shape of Things to Come/Dramatic Irony/Thematic Dialogue).
Pages 68.73 - 112.93: William argues with Jorge. A second murder takes place. There is an investigation, and it is revealed that improper things have been happening in the abbey (Trouble in Paradise.)
Pages 112.93 - 186.58: "An abbey is a place where monks are in conflict to gain control of the community." There is another conversation regarding laughter. It is revealed that followers of Fra Dolcino (a heretical friar) were taken in at the monastery after the movement was crushed. Salvatore tells his story of death. Adso enters the library and becomes lost. (Paradise Lost.)
Pages 186.58 - 299.51: Allegations of heresy ramp up. Political issues ratchet up: Bernard of Gui arrives. Adso breaks his vow of chastity and has sex. Another corpse is found. The library is characterised as a confounder of knowledge rather than a revealer of knowledge. (The Descent Into Hell)
Pages 299.51 - 417.35: The library's labyrinth is revisited. Adso overcomes his lust, but the girl he had sex with is burnt at the stake. There is a great political/theological argument at the monastery, which is lost by William. Severinus is killed. A monk is falsely convicted for the murders, for political reasons. Malachi is killed. Adso has a great dream. (The Battle Royale)
Pages 417.35 - 491: The dream is explained. The abbey and the library are burned. The abbot is murdered. Jorge kills himself on the heretical text on laughter. "Because of excess virtue, the forces of hell prevail." The text of Aristotle on Comedy is lost, forever. William dies in the plague some years later, the monastery falls into ruins. (The Villain Triumphant.)

This was one of the analyses that really surprised me. As said, The Name of the Rose is not a genre novel, it's intended audience was literary and its author a major historian who was not writing for Hollywood. And yet it appears in a major way to follow the model, entirely unintentionally.