The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code (2003) is an occult fiction novel. The story is set in Paris, France and London, UK, in the 2000s. Characters include Robert Langdon, Sophie Neveu and Isaac Newton. Key subjects include hieros gamos, Priory of Sion, Holy Grail and Vitruvian Man.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.9 out of 5 from 194 ratings, and 2,955 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 203 editions across 25 languages.
It runs to roughly 489 pages — 8–9 hours of reading at an average pace.
About The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code is a 2003 mystery thriller novel by Dan Brown. It is Brown's second novel to include the character Robert Langdon: the first was his 2000 novel Angels & Demons. The Da Vinci Code follows "symbologist" Robert Langdon and cryptologist Sophie Neveu after a murder in the Louvre Museum in Paris causes them to become involved in a battle between the Priory of Sion and Opus Dei over the possibility of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene having had a child together.
Quick answers
Who wrote The Da Vinci Code?
The Da Vinci Code was written by Dan Brown and first published in 2003.
What genre is The Da Vinci Code?
It is usually shelved as Occult Fiction.
How long is The Da Vinci Code?
The median edition has 489 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The Da Vinci Code?
Readers who like it often enjoy El enigma de París, The Red Pyramid and Rubinrot.
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