The Secret Supper: A Novel - Couverture souple

Sierra, Javier

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0743287657 ISBN 13 : 9780743287654

Editeur : Atria, 2007

Synopsis

'I cannot recall a more dangerous and tangled puzzle than the one I was called upon to solve in the New Year of 1497...' An anonymous Soothsayer has written to Rome suggesting that Leonardo da Vinci has encrypted a secret, blasphemous code in his painting The Last Supper. Father Agostino Leyre, an Inquisitor and expert in cryptography, is dispatched by the Pope to the monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie to decode the painting. Should he succeed, da Vinci will face trial for heresy - and certain execution. Full of dark surprises, The Secret Supper depicts a deadly game of wits between the brilliant Leonardo da Vinci and the man intent on uncovering the shattering secrets behind one of the most famous Christian masterpieces.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

It takes a genius to hide a secret in plain view
'I cannot recall a more dangerous and tangled puzzle than the one I was called upon to solve in the New Year of 1497…'
An anonymous Soothsayer has written to Rome suggesting that Leonardo da Vinci has encrypted a secret, blasphemous message in his painting The Last Supper. Father Agostino Leyre, an Inquisitor and expert in cryptography, is dispatched by the Pope to the monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie to decode the painting. Should he succeed, da Vinci will face trial for heresy - and certain execution.
Full of dark surprises, The Secret Supper depicts a deadly game of wits between the brilliant Leonardo da Vinci and the man intent on uncovering the shattering secrets behind one of the most famous Christian masterpieces. After finishing this novel, you'll never see The Last Supper in the same way again.
'The Secret Supper looks set to sweep the world' Guardian
'Set to rival The Da Vinci Code for conspiracy theories about one of the most famous figures in art history' Sunday Telegraph

Revue de presse :

"Sierra's narrative moves smoothly, fluidly...[and makes] art history palatable and exciting." -- Los Angeles Times

"A fascinating yarn and very well told.... Speaks volumes about Leonardo's mastery with a brush." -- San Francisco Chronicle

"For fans of religious conspiracy and reinterpretations of religious history." -- The Washington Post

"Offers a new way of interpreting The Last Supper...[and] a fresh contribution to the da Vinci industry." -- Publishers Weekly

"A most satisfying entertainment....The monastic life has not been depicted as vividly by any novelist since Umberto Eco's bestselling Name of the Rose." -- Daily News (New York)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Atria
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0743287657
• ISBN 13: 9780743287654
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368