The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown

Langdon asked, staring at Teping in the back seat of the limousine. Is there a symbolic clue on Fleet Street? So far, Teping had been mysteriously secretive about the place where they might find the "Knight's Tomb" which would contain the secret word that would open the small crypt according to the words of the poem. Teping smiled then turned to Sophie. "Miss Novo, give this Harvard boy a second chance and let him examine the words of the poem again, could you do that?" Sophie put her hand in her pocket and took out the black crypt which was wrapped in goat leather, as they had all decided to leave the rosewood box and the larger crypt, the airplane safe, and carry only what they needed, which was the black crypt that was easier to carry and less eye-catching. Sophie extended her neck and handed it to Langdon. Although Langdon had read the poem several times on the plane, he could not come up with a specific place for the tomb. Now, as he began to read the words again, he started to understand them more carefully and slowly, hoping that the quintuplets would reveal a clearer meaning now that he was on land. "In London, lies a knight buried by Papa. His works brought him divine punishment. You are looking for a royal ball on his grave. Tells the story of a pink body and a womb carrying a soul in its heart." The words were very simple. There is a knight buried in London. The knight did something to anger the church. His tomb lacked a ball that should have been present in it. The last hint in the poem—pink body and a womb carrying a soul in its heart—referred to Mary Magdalene, the rose that carried the seed of Christ. Despite the straightforwardness and clarity of the poem, Langdon still does not fully know the identity of that knight and where he was buried. Moreover, even if they manage to find the tomb, they are still searching for something that does not exist. The ball that should be on his grave? In a mysterious atmosphere, Professor Langdon, a professor of religious symbolism at Harvard University, is on a quest to uncover the secret of the message left by Sophie’s grandfather behind Leonardo da Vinci's painting "Madonna of the Rocks," which was another link in a series of symbols connected to each other. Sophie’s grandfather, Sonyer, had a strong obsession with the mysterious and absurd side of Leonardo da Vinci. At the same time, Professor Langdon’s interest and fascination with religious symbols and their decoding made him a renowned figure in the art world, especially after his involvement in an incident at the Vatican. That incident gained such publicity that art enthusiasts became extremely interested in him. Langdon and Sophie embark on a research journey through the streets of Rome, stopping at its cathedrals, then moving to Paris and stopping at the Louvre Museum, in an exciting quest to uncover the secret of Sophie’s grandfather’s message, which opened horizons to discovering the secret of the knight immortalized in the poem written within that message. This takes place in an exciting police atmosphere, with a style characteristic of Dan Brown’s detective-themed stories. It can be said that "The Da Vinci Code" surpasses the classification of an exciting detective novel in many ways, as it is wrapped in an enjoyable mystery based on secrets and puzzles. It deeply captivates the reader, following the details of that story with increasing pleasure and amazement. Finally, it should be noted that this novel has been translated into more than 50 languages, with over 80 million copies printed, which confirms Nelson DeMille’s statement: "Dan Brown is one of the best, smartest, and most talented writers in the country. The Da Vinci Code surpasses the classification of an exciting detective novel in many ways; it is truly pure genius." Cover type: Regular paper Size: 24 × 17