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TheDaVinciCodeDanBrownThePhenomenalInternationalBest--SellerAuthorMaincharactersSummaryRelationshipsPlotHolyGrailCommentsDanBrown(bornJune22,1964)isanAmericanauthorofthrillerfiction,bestknownforthe2003bestsellingnovel,TheDaVinciCode.Brown'snovels,whicharetreasurehuntssetina24-hourtimeperiod,featuretherecurringthemesofcryptography,keys,symbols,codes,andconspiracytheories.Hisbookshavebeentranslatedintoover40languages,andasof2009,soldover80millioncopies.Twoofthem,TheDaVinciCodeandAngels&Demons,havebeenadaptedintofeaturefilms.Theformeropenedamidgreatcontroversyandpoorreviews,whilethelatterdidonlyslightlybetterwithcritics.AboutTheAuthorAboutTheStoryTheDaVinciCodeisa2003mystery-detectivenovelwrittenbyDanBrown.ItfollowssymbologistRobertLangdonandSophieNeveuastheyinvestigateamurderinParis'sLouvreMuseumanddiscoverabattlebetweenthePrioryofSionandOpusDeioverthepossibilityofJesushavingbeenmarriedtoMaryMagdalene.Thetitleofthenovelrefersto,amongotherthings,thefactthatthemurdervictimisfoundintheGrandGalleryoftheLouvre,nakedandposedlikeLeonardodaVinci'sfamousdrawing,theVitruvianMan,withacrypticmessagewrittenbesidehisbodyandapentacledrawnonhischestinhisownblood.Thenovelispartoftheexplorationofalternativereligioushistory,whosecentralplotpointisthattheMerovingiankingsofFranceweredescendantsfromthebloodlineofJesusChristandMaryMagdalene,ideasderivedfromClivePrince'sTheTemplarRevelation(1997)andbooksbyMargaretStarbird.Chapter60ofthebookalsoreferencesanotherbook,TheHolyBloodandtheHolyGrail(1982)thoughDanBrownhasstatedthatthiswasnotusedasresearchmaterial.ThebookhasprovokedapopularinterestinspeculationconcerningtheHolyGraillegendandMagdalene'sroleinthehistoryofChristianity.ThebookhasbeenextensivelydenouncedbymanyChristiandenominationsasanattackontheRomanCatholicChurch.Ithasalsobeenconsistentlycriticizedforitshistoricalandscientificinaccuracies.Thenovelnonethelessbecameaworldwidebestsellerthatsold80millioncopiesasof2009andhasbeentranslatedinto44languages.Combiningthedetective,thriller,andconspiracyfictiongenres,itisBrown'ssecondnoveltoincludethecharacterRobertLangdon,thefirstbeinghis2000novelAngels&Demons.InNovember2004,RandomHousepublishedaSpecialIllustratedEditionwith160illustrations.In2006,afilmadaptationwasreleasedbySony'sColumbiaPictures.ChractersRobertLangdonJacquesSaunièreSophieNeveuBezuFacheSilasManuelAringarosaSisterSandrineAndréVernetLeighTeabingRémyLegaludecJérômeColletMarieChauvelSaint-ClairPamelaGettumMaincharactersRobertLangdonSophieNeveu(professoratHarvardUniversity)（FrenchPolicecryptographer）LeighTeabing（theTeacher）JacquesSaunière（headofthesecretPrioryofSion）BishopAringarosa（worldwideheadofOpusDei）BezuFacheSilas（Frenchcriminalinvestigationpolice）helphergranddaughterfriendkilledhimarrestTeabingkillerofhimSummaryThisbookdescribestheattemptsofRobertLangdon,ProfessorofReligiousSymbology（符号学）atHarvardUniversity,tosolvethemurderofrenownedcurator[kjuə‘reitə](馆长)JacquesSaunièreoftheLouvreMuseum（卢浮宫）inParis.Apuzzlingsecretsignalisfoundnearhisbody.Saunière'sgranddaughter,SophieNeveuandLangdonattempttosortoutthestrangeriddlesandareamazedtodiscoveratrailofclueshiddenintheworksofLeonardoDaVinci.Theunravelingofthemysteryrequiressolutionstoaseriesofbrain-teasers,includinganumberofpuzzles.TheultimatesolutionisfoundtobeintimatelyconnectedwiththeHolyGrail（圣杯）andtoamysterioussocietycalledthePrioryofSion(郇山隐修会）,aswellastotheKnightsTemplar（圣殿骑士团）.ThestoryalsoinvolvestheRomanCatholicorganizationOpusDei（天主事工会）.LangdonandNeveufindabaffling（令人困惑的）cipher(密码）nearSaunière‘sbody.Thesecluesweremeanttoleadtoasecondsetofclues.Bydeciphering[di’saifə]（解密）hergrandfather‘sclues，Neveufindsakeyhiddenbehindthepainting‘VirginoftheRocks’（岩间圣母）withanaddressandsymbolsofthePrioryofSionwrittenonit.Workingtogether,LangdonandNeveufigureoutthesecretofthekey.ThekeyopensasafedepositboxattheParisbranchoftheDepositoryBankofZurich（苏黎世银行）.Insideittheyfindthekeystonewhichisalargecryptic（神秘的）,cylindrical[si‘lindrik(ə)l](圆柱的）devicesupposedlyinventedbyLeonardoDaVincifortransportingsecuremessages.Toopenit,theyturnstoSirLeighTeabing(anexpertintheHolyGrailandLangdon'sfriend),whoturnsouttobetheTeacherthatassignedSilastokillJacquesSaunière.Throughtheirefforts,Langdonsecretlyopensthesecondcrypto.Teabingisarrestedandledaway.AtlasttheygetstoRosslynChapel(罗斯琳教堂）tolookfortheGrail(圣杯），andthereSophiefindherlong-lostbrotherandgrandmother.ActuallySophieisadescendantofJesusChristandMaryMagdalene.SecretoftheHolyGrail（圣杯）ThefigureattherighthandofJesusinLeonardoDaVinci'spaintingofTheLastSupperisnottheapostleJohn,butMaryMagdalene.Inthenovel,MagdalenewasthewifeofJesusChristandwaspregnantwithhischildwhenJesuswascrucified.Accordingtothenovel,thesecretsoftheHolyGrail,askeptbythePrioryofSionareasfollows:TheHolyGrailisnotaphysicalchalice,butawoman,namelyMaryMagdalene,whocarriedthebloodlineofChrist.CommentsAnexhilaratinglybrainythriller…NotsincetheadventofHarryPotterhasanauthorsoflagrantlydelightedinleadingreadersonabreathlesschase--NEWYORKTIMESForanyonewhowantsmorebrai