Man Behind The Da Vinci Code, The

Rogak, Lisa

ISBN 10: 1920769714 / ISBN 13: 9781920769710

Published by Scribe Publications Pty Ltd, Carlton North, Australia, 2005

About this Item

Hardcover with black boards and pictorial dust jacket, First Edition, 300gms, 140 pages, blank endpapers. The Man Behind The Da Vinci Code is the first book to chronicle Dan Brown's upbringing, his rise to best-sellerdom, the sometimes mysterious and quirky nuances of his characters, and his recent struggles to protect a false sense of anonymity by drawing into a sheltered and isolated society of his own making. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear and mild page discolouration throughout. Binding has begun to come loose from spine, but is still firmly in place. Dust Jacket is in good condition with mild shelf wear, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.

Seller Inventory # BIOUSA70

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Man Behind The Da Vinci Code, The
• Publisher: Scribe Publications Pty Ltd, Carlton North, Australia
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1920769714
• ISBN 13: 9781920769710
• Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Autobiography/Biography/Memoir

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Synopsis

Investigating the criticism from Catholic and evangelical Protestant detractors, this book reveals how and why Brown became infatuated with secret societies. It details why he has withdrawn from public life. This is the only biography available of Dan Brown. Two years ago, he was a relatively unknown author, with three novels in print that had sold a cumulative total of 20,000 copies in hardcover and paperback. Today, he is a mega-bestselling author, with more than 34 million copies of his fourth novel in print around the world. This is an adrenaline-loaded story of a non-blockbuster writer in a race against time to write his breakout novel or face the prospect of being trapped by mediocrity. Revealing little-known details of Brown's unusual work habits - involving gravity boots, an antique hourglass and voice-recognition technology - Rogak charts Brown's struggles as a writer pre-Da Vinci Code and the windfall that occurred once published. Why, in the face of a public lawsuit for plagiarism, did Brown refuse to sign an affidavit unambiguously affirming he is the sole author of The Da Vinci Code? What links Brown's early career as a middle-of-the-road pop singer with his status as Random House's bestselling author to date?