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[EDNOTE. Sandy Klein notes two recent articles on the film The Da Vinci Code that invoke VN. -- SES]
Decoding 'Da Vinci'
by Clint O'Connor
The Cleveland, OH, Plain Dealer
Sunday, May 14, 2006
[. . .] But the more telling entry is three pages earlier:
"This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organizations, places, events, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously."
The publisher's disclaimer is a better introduction to Brown's "facts." For all the hoopla, consternation and rebuttal caused by "The Da Vinci Code," all I can say is, Hel-loooo! It's a novel!
It's fiction! As Vladimir Nabokov would say, never trust a novelist. [. . .]
Complete article may be found at the following URL: http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/1147509401181800.xml&coll=2
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Deciphering Da Vinci mania
by Jeff Simon
The Buffalo News Sun, 14 May 2006 6:03 AM PDT
[. . .] To the legion of Brown detractors you can also add:
• The authors of "The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail," who unsuccessfully sued Brown for plagiarism.
• Literary folks throughout the English-speaking world who point out, with no small evidence on their side, that Brown is not exactly an exalted prose stylist in the John Updike/Vladimir Nabokov manner. [. . .]
Here's the link:
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20060514/1025301.asp
Search the archive: http://listserv.ucsb.edu/archives/nabokv-l.html
Contact the Editors: mailto:nabokv-l@utk.edu,nabokv-l@holycross.edu
Visit Zembla: http://www.libraries.psu.edu/nabokov/zembla.htm
View Nabokv-L policies: http://web.utk.edu/~sblackwe/EDNote.htm
Decoding 'Da Vinci'
by Clint O'Connor
The Cleveland, OH, Plain Dealer
Sunday, May 14, 2006
[. . .] But the more telling entry is three pages earlier:
"This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organizations, places, events, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously."
The publisher's disclaimer is a better introduction to Brown's "facts." For all the hoopla, consternation and rebuttal caused by "The Da Vinci Code," all I can say is, Hel-loooo! It's a novel!
It's fiction! As Vladimir Nabokov would say, never trust a novelist. [. . .]
Complete article may be found at the following URL: http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/1147509401181800.xml&coll=2
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Deciphering Da Vinci mania
by Jeff Simon
The Buffalo News Sun, 14 May 2006 6:03 AM PDT
[. . .] To the legion of Brown detractors you can also add:
• The authors of "The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail," who unsuccessfully sued Brown for plagiarism.
• Literary folks throughout the English-speaking world who point out, with no small evidence on their side, that Brown is not exactly an exalted prose stylist in the John Updike/Vladimir Nabokov manner. [. . .]
Here's the link:
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20060514/1025301.asp
Search the archive: http://listserv.ucsb.edu/archives/nabokv-l.html
Contact the Editors: mailto:nabokv-l@utk.edu,nabokv-l@holycross.edu
Visit Zembla: http://www.libraries.psu.edu/nabokov/zembla.htm
View Nabokv-L policies: http://web.utk.edu/~sblackwe/EDNote.htm