He is a graduate of Amherst College and Phillips Exeter Academy, where he has taught English and Creative Writing. This new and exclusive illustrated edition illuminates the sights and cities which form the backdrop to Dan Brown's most thought-provoking and compelling novel yet, and reveals the rich tapestry of history, art and literature which inspired its narrative.ĭan Brown is the bestselling author of Digital Fortress, Deception Point, Angels and Demons, The Da Vinci Code and The Lost Symbol.

When it was published in the summer of 2013, Inferno became a global sensation, selling over 15 million copies in hardcover. With only a few lines from Dante's The Inferno to guide them, they must decipher a sequence of codes buried deep within some of the Renaissance's most celebrated artworks to find the answers to a puzzle which may, or may not, help them save the world from a terrifying threat. Only Langdon's knowledge of the hidden passageways and ancient secrets that lie behind its historic facade can save them from the clutches of their unknown pursuers. Nor can he explain the origin of the macabre object that is found hidden in his belongings.Ī threat to his life will propel him and a young doctor, Sienna Brooks, into a breakneck chase across the city. Product Dimensions - 6.1 H x 9.1 W x 0.Florence: Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon awakes in a hospital bed with no recollection of where he is or how he got there.This fully illustrated edition features more than seventy engravings by Gustave Dore that bring the horrors and the majesty of Dante's creation vividly to life.

Written in the 14th century, Dante's epic poem is a masterful meditation on the personal search for spiritual redemption. The terror and confusion he experiences ultimately give way to an understanding of the divine plan and the realization of divine love. Accompanied by the poet Virgil, Dante travels through all nine circles of the realm, meeting an array of sinners from Christian and classical history and legend. In Inferno, the first of the three books in his Divine Comedy, the poet Dante, adrift spiritually and emotionally in life, journeys down to Hell. Midway upon the journey of our life I found myself within a forest dark, For the straightforward pathway had been lost.

Inferno illustrated edition