Popular Literature and Dan Brown: Decoding The Da Vinci Code

Author(s)	Praneeta Das
Country	India
Abstract	Known to be the bestseller author of thrillers, Dan Brown has earned himself a comfortable place in the arena of Popular Fiction in contemporary times. The American author Dan Brown needs no introduction when it comes to his fame and his novels attaining wide readership all around the world. As the likes of Sidney Sheldon and others, Dan Brown’s approach to the thriller genre and Popular Literature is unique in itself. This paper aims to decode the obsession of Dan Brown novels, especially through the close reading of The Da Vinci Code (2003). This paper will also shed light on how thriller as a genre has given a boost to not only Popular Literature but also to the production of film adaptations and television series, highlighting different interpretations, perceptions and to top it all the commercial value.
Keywords	Dan Brown, Popular Literature, Popular Fiction, Thriller, The Da Vinci Code
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 3, May-June 2026
Published On	2026-05-26
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i03.79620

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