Product Description

Something fishy is going on in the world of artistic scholarship. How can there possibly be a link between the hidden cod of Leonardo Da Vinci's paintings and the over fishing of the North Atlantic fish stocks? Could it be that Leonardo Da Vinci, the greatest genius of his age and inventor of the photocopier and mouse mat, had a chilling insight into European Union Fishing policies. Only one man can find out. Robert Hangdog, international scholar, master spy and action hero. Oh and Bezu Fish.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #660718 in Books
• Published on: 2006-05-11
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Synopsis
Something fishy is going on in the world of artistic scholarship. How can there possibly be a link between the hidden cod of Leonardo Da Vinci's paintings and the over fishing of the North Atlantic fish stocks? Could it be that Leonardo Da Vinci, the greatest genius of his age and inventor of the photocopier and mouse mat, had a chilling insight into European Union Fishing policies. Only one man can find out. Robert Hangdog, international scholar, master spy and action hero. Oh and Bezu Fish.

About the Author
Adam Roberts is 39 and Reader in English at London University. His first novel, Salt, was nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award. He has also published a number of academic works on both 19th century poetry and SF.

Customer Reviews

Much funnier than the Soddit or Star Warped
This parody of Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code, is no masterpiece. It's still funny, in small ways. This is the only parody worth reading for jokes. If you want to be bored to death, go with the Soddit. If you want to wait for something really funny to happen but not get it, go with Star Warped. The Va Dinci Cod is not that detailed in way of pages but has plenty of funny stuff inside.

A Rather Silly Yet Consistently Amusing Parody
This short and sweet book is a parody of the Dan Brown mess ''The Da Vinci Code'', and will certainly appeal to those with a bit of a silly sense of humour and a dislike of the original book. Actually, I don't really dislike the original as such, but just find this rather hilarious.

I stumbled across it in a bookstore in Toronto, and after reading the back cover extract I was laughing uncontrollably. It reads -



''In his own blood, the dying man had written a single sentence in splashy, red letter. It was very much a red letter statement:

THE CATHOLIC CHURCH HAD ME MURDERED!

For long seconds Donglan stared at the mysterious message. 'That, Doctor Donglan,' said Tash, 'is why we have called you in at this time. That mysterious message.'

'It may,' said Robert, 'be an anagram.'

'We wondered about that,' said Tash. 'Can you decipher it?'

Donglan smiled. 'Of course. It is my speciality.' He said. He tried to add 'I am an anagram master'. But instead said 'I amanana manna' and 'I am anamanna' and stopped.'''


For those that really dislike Dan Brown's style of writing, how he throws in useless facts and sets things up perfectly for a film, you will find pleasure here. -

''He could play Robert Donglan. Which I only mention here to help you, the reader, visualise the character, not to try to influence any casting decisions...Just as long as it's not that hideously ubiquitous Tom Hanks, with his huge sandbag please-punch-me face...anyway. Anyway...''

It's funny and rather silly stuff. But if you disliked the original and want a good mockery of it, then this will have you giggling.

Funny from start to finish - a must if you've read Brown's best seller!
Having read the first line of the prologue I was already laughing!

A very light hearted spoof of the ridiculously popular Da Vinci Code. Brine (aka Roberts) does a very good job of adapting the characters (who include Jacques Sauna Lurker and The Exterminator), places and events to put together an easy read, single sitting, novel. Largely following Brown's format, Brine develops his own unique version of `the conspiracy' and Brown's "writing style".