Lev Grossman Author Biography. Lev Grossman is a senior writer and book critic for TIME magazine and author of the international bestselling novel Codex. He has written for The New York Times, Wired, www.doorway.ru, Lingua Franca, Entertainment Weekly, Time Out . · The chilling resolution brings together the medieval and the modern aspects of the plot in a twist worthy of earning comparisons to novels by William Gibson and Dan Brown, not to mention those by A. S. Byatt and Umberto Eco. Lev Grossman's Codex is a thriller of the highest order. Related collections and www.doorway.ru: HMH Books. Lev Grossman’s “Codex” is a tale of a young investment banker drawn into a world of medieval scholarship, British nobility, and international skulduggery. Somewhere admidst an English nobleman’s private library, crated and shipped to the United States for its protection at the advent of the Second World War, may and may not be a hand-scribed book written by one Gervase of Langford in the /5().
Lev Grossman's Codex is a thriller of the highest order. Genres: Mystery, Thriller Horror Historical. Mystery, Thriller Horror Detective Stories. Mystery, Thriller Horror Suspense. Members Also Liked; Similar Titles; Codex by Lev Grossman. has successfully been added to your shopping cart. Codex, by Lev Grossman () October 5, · by Jhana · in 1st half, audio book, mystery / suspense, thriller · 1 Comment Edward is a successful investment banker with his life ahead of him, until he gets drawn into a world of intrigue and an ancient mystery that may change him forever. Codex by Lev Grossman. I finished Codex yesterday. I kept reading because the concept of finding a book from the past had to lead to some kind of decent story, right? Wrong. Even the pseudo-romantic concept that the whole mystery was a ploy to get the main character out of his workaholic world and into a romantic relationship would have worked.
Codex is a rare treat for readers and bibliophiles.” — Margot Livesey, author of Eva Moves the Furniture “Lev Grossman is a novelist to watch, a pure pro. He writes with simple accuracy, a settled grace, his style perfectly suited to the fascinating Edward Wozny and the world in which he thrives. Codex packs an undeniable wallop. Read it.”. Codex is written with both a wry sense of humor and an indepth historical knowledge of books that provide for a unique, daring story. Lev Grossman deftly propels you through the protagonist's intellectual twist and turns, taking the reader along on a complicated but thoroughly enjoyable journey. Lev Grossman’s “Codex” is a tale of a young investment banker drawn into a world of medieval scholarship, British nobility, and international skulduggery. Somewhere admidst an English nobleman’s private library, crated and shipped to the United States for its protection at the advent of the Second World War, may and may not be a hand-scribed book written by one Gervase of Langford in the Fourteenth Century.
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