The Secret Supper, Javier Sierra
The Secret Supper, Javier Sierra
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The Secret Supper

Author: Javier Sierra

Narrator: Simon Jones

Abridged: 6 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/21/2006


Synopsis

This instant New York Times bestseller reveals the secrets embedded in Leonardo Da Vinci's best-known Christian piece The Last Supper.

Milan, 1497: Leonardo is completing The Last Supper. Pope Alexander VI is determined to execute him after realizing that the painting contains clues to a baffling—and blasphemous—message that he is driven to decode. The Holy Grail and the Eucharistic Bread are missing, there is no meat on the table, and the apostles, shockingly, are portraits of well-known heretics—and none of them are depicted with halos. And why has the artist painted himself into the scene with his back turned toward Jesus? The clues to Leonardo's greatest puzzle are right before your eyes...

Tightly paced and atmospheric, The Secret Supper is a dazzling historical thriller with a unique vision of both Leonardo da Vinci's genius and his masterpiece—which you will never look at in the same way again.

About Javier Sierra

Javier Sierra, whose works have been translated into forty languages, is the author of The Lost Angel, The Lady in Blue, and the New York Times bestselling novel The Secret Supper. One of the most accomplished authors on the Spanish literary scene, Sierra studied journalism at the Complutense University of Madrid. El Maestro del Prado spent a year on the bestseller list in Spain, gaining the admiration of art experts, aficionados, and critics. A native of Teruel, Spain, he currently lives in Madrid with his wife and two children.

About Simon Jones

Simon Jones Broadway credits include: The Real Thing, Benefactors, The School for Scandal, The Herbal Bed, and Waiting in the Wings (Outer Critics Circle nominee). Off-Broadway credits include: Woman in Mind, Terra Nova, Privates On Parade (Drama Desk nominee). Film and TV highlights: Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Brazil, Twelve Monkeys, The Devil's Own, Brideshead Revisited, PBS's Liberty and HBO's Oz.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Eszter on July 14, 2008

quiz time!! 1. let's say you have a killer idea for a plot. do you: a) concoct a ridiculously complicated plot involving five million characters, none of whom grow in the least, leading your readers to not give a damn about their fates? OR b) develop your damn characters? 2. okay, now let's say that you......more

Goodreads review by Tea on March 30, 2013

Posto mi je "Senka vetra" za dlaku izmakla (u korist Carobne knjige), agent mi je ponudio drugog pisca... i to je bio upravo Havijer Sijera i "Tajna vecera" (koju sam kasnije 'prodala' i uredniku Mozaika)... I nisam se pokajala... Knjiga je dobra, lepo je prosla u prodaji, a pre neku godinu Havijer......more

Goodreads review by Madame on September 25, 2021

El padre Leyre, un inquisidor dominico, aprovecha sus últimos días para contarnos su mayor aventura vital mientras pudo trabajar para el Santo Oficio. El escenario será el Milán del siglo XV y la trama se desarrollará con múltiples personajes históricos, entre ellos el afamado Leonardo da Vinci, la d......more

Goodreads review by Kaila on March 18, 2009

The jury is still out on this one. While the story was intriguing and the secret of Da Vinci's Last Supper revealed on the final page was unexpected, the journey to the final destination was convulated and confusing. I am, however, willing to take some of the blame for this as I did not have nearly......more

Goodreads review by Gonzalo on February 17, 2021

Llegué al libro "La Cena Secreta" del escritor español Javier Sierra porque varios lectores mutuos me habían comentado de que encontraban algunas similitudes en nuestros estilos. La verdad es que me gustó mucho este libro. Al margen de la trama, repleta de misterio, enigmas y complejos acertijos, el l......more


Quotes

"In exposing heretical elements visible in Leonardo da Vinci's painting, The Secret Supper will astonish and enlighten readers. Javier Sierra serves up a plausible and intriguing story, highly seasoned with well-researched lore about the beliefs of medieval Cathars, whose faith included secret teachings allegedly confided to the most beloved companions of Jesus -- Mary Magdalene and John the Evangelist."

-- Margaret L. Starbird, author of The Woman with the Alabaster Jar and Mary Magdalene, Bride in Exile