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Description
An ingenious code hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci. A desperate race through the cathedrals and castles of Europe. An astonishing truth concealed for centuries . . . unveiled at last. As millions of readers around the globe have already discovered, The Da Vinci Code is a... read more
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Summary
Chapter 1: It's okay.
Cast of Characters/Important People
- Robert Langdon: A Harvard professor and symbologist
- Sophie Neveu: French cryptographer
- Jacques Sauniere: Louvre Museum's curator
- Sir Leigh Teabing: a knight who spent the rest of his life studying the Holy Grail
- Bezu Fache: French Judicial Police's captain
- Bishop Manuel Aringarosa: President-General of Opus Dei
- Silas: an Opus Dei numerary adopted by Manuel Aringarosa
- Lieutenant Jerome Collet: French Judicial police agent
- Andre Vernet: President of the Paris branch of the Depository Bank of Zurich
- Remy Legaludec: Leigh Teabing's butler and manservant
- Sister Sandrine Bieil: Caretaker of Church of Saint-Sulpice
- Marie Chauvel: Chapel curator and head of the Rosslyn Trust
- Young docent: with strawberry blonde hair and Scottish brogue
- Jonas Kaufman: Robert Langdon's editor
- Claude Grouard: Security warden of Louvre Museum
Memorable Quotes
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“Leigh, you lie entirely too well.”
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“Men go to far greater lengths to avoid what they fear than to obtain what they desire.”
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“History is always written by the winners. When two cultures clash, the loser is obliterated, and the winner writes the history books – books which glorify their own cause and disparage the conquered foe. As Napoleon once said, 'What is history, but a fable agreed upon?' By its very nature, history is always a one-sided accoun”
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“British judge man’s civility not by his compassion for his friends, but by his compassion for his enemies.”
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“The blind see what they want to see.”
First Sentence
Renowned curator Jacques Sauniere staggered through the vaulted archway of the museum's Grand Gallery.
Table of Contents
Series
This is book 2 in the Robert Langdon series.
Authors & Contributors
- Dan Brown (Author)
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