The Da Vinci Code: Difference between revisions
elevator pitch
No edit summary |
(elevator pitch) |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
Line 1:
{{work}}
{{Infobox book
[[File:TheDaVinciCode.jpg|thumb|350px]]▼
| title = The Da Vinci Code
| caption =
| author = Dan Brown
| central theme =
| elevator pitch = Two art historians (one base, one noble) studying an ancient conspiracy lasting until modern times are forced to take matters into their own hands. Collateral damage ensues.
| genre =
| franchise = Robert Langdon
| preceded by = Angels & Demons
| followed by = The Lost Symbol
| publication date = April 2003
| source page exists =
| wiki URL =
| wiki name =
}}
'''''The Da Vinci Code''''' is a 2003 thriller written by [[Dan Brown]]. It sold 80 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the bestselling novels in history. It also caused a huge controversy because of its statements about early Christianity, and was sharply criticized for historical inaccuracy. In 2006, a [[The Da Vinci Code (film)|film adaptation]] was released.
Line 9 ⟶ 23:
* [[Ancient Conspiracy]]: {{spoiler|Subverted. Just like in [[Angels & Demons]], it turns out to be the work of a lone nutjob with an agenda. All the power players seemingly acting in concert against our heroes turn out to be unassociated individuals merely acting on poor information.}}
* [[Ancient Tradition]]: The Priory of Sion.
* [[Adventurer Archaeologist]]: More of
* [[Author Catchphrase]]: "My friends..."
* [[Beethoven Was an Alien Spy]]: Leonardo was part of
* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: {{spoiler|Aringarosa is Italian for "[[Red Herring]]", indicating he isn't the [[Big Bad]].}}
* [[Book Ends]]: The story begins and ends with a dead body in the Louvre. The first time, it's Jacques Saunière's body. The second, time {{spoiler|it's the corpse of Mary Magdalene, whose tomb was hidden under the Louvre by the Priory of Sion}}.
Line 44 ⟶ 58:
{{reflist}}
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]▼
[[Category:Conspiracy Literature]]
[[Category:Crime Fiction]]
▲[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Multiple Works Need Separate Pages]]
[[Category:The Great American Read]]
[[Category:Literature of the 2000s]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Da Vinci Code, The}}
| |||