Codex
By Lev Grossman
(Harvest Books, Paperback, 9780156028592, 348pp.)
Publication Date: May 2005
Categories: Thrillers
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Description
A National Bestseller
"A genuine treat with its sneaky plot and richly textured storytelling." -"San Francisco Chronicle"
Edward Wozny, a hotshot young banker, is about to leave for vacation when he is sent to help an important yet mysterious client. His task: search the family library for a precious, centuries-old codex that may not even exist. Enlisting the expertise of medievalist Margaret Napier, Edward is determined to solve the mystery of the codex and to decipher the parallels between the codex legend and a computer game that absorbs him in the dark hours of the night.
Weaving the medieval and the modern aspects of its plot in a chilling twist, "Codex "is a thriller of the highest order.
"Takes its place on the shelf of self-referential, bibliophilic page turners like "The Name of the Rose, Possession "and "A Case of Curiosities," and it's as entertaining as any of them."--"The New York Times Book Review"
"This puzzle of 'nested secrets within secrets' is tailor-made for fans of "The Name of the Rose" and "The Club Dumas,"" --"Detroit Free-Press"
"A genuine treat with its sneaky plot and richly textured storytelling." -"San Francisco Chronicle"
Edward Wozny, a hotshot young banker, is about to leave for vacation when he is sent to help an important yet mysterious client. His task: search the family library for a precious, centuries-old codex that may not even exist. Enlisting the expertise of medievalist Margaret Napier, Edward is determined to solve the mystery of the codex and to decipher the parallels between the codex legend and a computer game that absorbs him in the dark hours of the night.
Weaving the medieval and the modern aspects of its plot in a chilling twist, "Codex "is a thriller of the highest order.
"Takes its place on the shelf of self-referential, bibliophilic page turners like "The Name of the Rose, Possession "and "A Case of Curiosities," and it's as entertaining as any of them."--"The New York Times Book Review"
"This puzzle of 'nested secrets within secrets' is tailor-made for fans of "The Name of the Rose" and "The Club Dumas,"" --"Detroit Free-Press"
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LEV GROSSMAN is "Time "magazine's book critic. He has written for the "New York Times," "Salon,"" Entertainment Weekly," and "Time Out New York," He lives in Brooklyn.
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