The Da Vinci Code is a mystery, thriller, detective fiction novel by Dan Brown.it is a mysterious story depicting a cohesion between Catholic religious beliefs and the modern world.
The Da Vinci Code, first published in 2003, the novel has sold about 80 milllion copies and has been translated in 44 languages. One of the most criticised novels of its times, it follows an investigation of a murder in Paris’s Louvre Museum by two symbologist and discover a battle between the Priory of Sion and Opus Dei over the possibility of Jesus Christ of Nazareth having been married to Mary Magdalene.In the novel , Sophie Neveu that the figure at the right hand of Jesus in Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of “The Last Supper” is not the apostle John, but actually Mary Magdalene. In the novel, Mary Magdalene was the wife of Jesus Christ and was pregnant with his child when Jesus was crucified. Dan’s most powerful assertion and the soul of the story revolves around Jesus’ life and His disciples. Amongst which one of them was “Mary Magdalene”. The character of Mary suffered defamation due to her strong bonding with Christ.
Though this book has been declared as a best seller and Dan as a fine writer but there is a major section of society which declares his book and him anti-religion, it clearly hurts religious sentiments of many.A son may think what all his father has ever taught him was wrong and now the truth is altered which alters the life of many.