- Codex (novel)
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Codex 
1st editionAuthor(s) Lev Grossman Country United States Language English Genre(s) Thriller Publisher Harcourt Books/Arrow Books Publication date 2004 Media type Print Pages 376 pp ISBN 0-09-949122-2 OCLC Number 62470719 Codex is a thriller novel by Lev Grossman, firstly published in 2004 by Harcourt Books.
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Summary
The novel is about a banker Edward Wozny, who is hired to search for a mysterious book called Codex. Soon he discovers a very addictive game called "Momus," which has many links to the reality.
Reception
In The New York Times Book Review, critic Polly Shulman wrote, "A little more than halfway through 'Codex,' an investment banker named Edward Wozny comes upon a bookcase full of 'books about books — bibliographies of obscure literary figures, catalogs of long-dispersed scriptoria, histories of printing and publishing and bindings and typefaces.' You could argue that all books belong in that bookcase, since they engage with their literary lineage at least as much as they do with the real world. However, 'Codex' has a better claim than most novels to a spot there — and not just because its title means, as a snooty scholar tells Edward, 'what someone like you would call a book.' 'Codex' 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."[1]
References
- ^ Polly Shulman, "Heart of Dorkness," The New York Times Book Review, March 21, 2004.
External links
- New York Times Book Review on Codex
- Official website of Lev Grossman's book Codex
- Interview with Lev Grossman - Codex Harcourt Trade Publishers
Categories:- Thriller novels
- Novel stubs
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