Dan Brown a “modern master”?
Over the next two weeks the Evening News is asking readers to vote on their favourite read as part of a competition to celebrate the Norwich Reading Festival.… there are modern masterpieces on the list too, like Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code, or Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity which was made into a hit Hollywood movie starring John Cusack.
Youngsters though are likely to have a big say in the final standings with a number of choices on the list.
Johnny Depp’s portrayal of Willy Wonka in Tim Burton’s hit summer movie could well be enough to give Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the sweet smell of success in the competition.
And the ever-popular Winnie The Pooh could well cause a stir by taking the title.
Is “Modern masterpieces” too strong a term?
Two ways of looking at it: does Dan Brown look like a “master”–a Leonardo–relative to his contemporaries? And does THE DA VINCI CODE look like it will be his “master piece”–the culmination and greatest expression of his talent? He’s a relatively young fella.
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