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Origin: The quest for answers to humanity's greatest questions
Harvard symbology professor Robert Langdon arrives at the ultra-modern Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao to make a major announcement - the unveiling of a discovery that will "change the face of science forever". The social evening is hosted by Edmond Kirsch, a 40-year-old billionaire futurist who has become a world-renowned figure thanks to his dazzling supermodern inventions and bold predictions. When the social event begins, Langdon and several hundred other guests are completely captivated by the highly original presentation; But a carefully planned evening suddenly turns into chaos and Kirsch's precious discovery is in danger of being lost forever. Langdon is forced to flee Bilboa in imminent danger; He is accompanied by Ambra Vidal, the elegant museum director who helped Kirsch stage the provocative social event. Together they head to Barcelona on a dangerous mission: to find the mysterious password that will reveal Kirsch's secret. But standing in their way is an insidious enemy who will stop at literally nothing...
Dan Brown
Dan Brown was born on June 22, 1964 in Exeter, New Hampshire; He studied English and Spanish at the prestigious Amherst College, and after graduating, he supported himself for several years as a musician and composer and then as an English professor at his former high school. Since the second half of the 1990s, however, he has devoted himself exclusively to writing, with occasional excursions into the world of musical composition. His literary debut was the thriller Digital Fortress, 1998), However, it was a series of novels about Harvard symbology professor Robert Langdon that brought him worldwide fame, especially the controversial bestseller The Da Vinci Code, 2003), which was translated into forty-four languages and became one of the best-selling books of all time. Brown's latest novel, The Secret of Secrets, will be published in the original Czech language on 9 September 2025 - and it has a special charm for Czech readers: The story is set in Prague, where Robert Langdon arrives to discover the shocking truth about a secret project.
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