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Dan Brown is the author of many bestselling novels, including
the #1 New York Times bestseller, The Da Vinci Code. He is a graduate of Amherst
College and Phillips Exeter Academy, where he spent time as an English teacher
before turning his efforts fully to writing.
In 1996, Dan’s interest in code-breaking and covert government
agencies led him to write his first novel, Digital Fortress, which quickly
became a #1 national bestselling eBook. Set within the clandestine National
Security Agency, the novel explores the fine line between civilian privacy and
national security. Brown’s follow-up techno-thriller, Deception Point,
centered on similar issues of morality in politics, national security, and
classified technology.
The son of a Presidential Award winning math professor and of a
professional sacred musician, Brown grew up surrounded by the paradoxical
philosophies of science and religion. These complementary perspectives served as
inspiration for his acclaimed novel Angels & Demons—a science vs.
religion thriller set within a Swiss physics lab and Vatican City, which was
followed by the runaway bestseller The Da Vinci Code.
Dan’s wife Blythe - an art historian and painter - collaborates on his
research and accompanies him on his frequent research trips.
In its first week on sale,
The Da Vinci Code achieved
unprecedented success when it debuted at #1 on The New York Times Bestseller
list, simultaneously topping bestseller lists at The Wall Street Journal,
Publishers Weekly, and San Francisco Chronicle. Later, the book went on to hit
#1 on virtually every major national bestseller list. Dan Brown's novels have
been translated and published around the world.
Origin, the fifth in the Robert Langdon series, is due to publish in September 2017.
Dan Brown's website
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How would you describe The Da Vinci Code to someone who has not read any of
your previous novels?
The Da Vinci Code is the story of renowned Harvard symbologist Robert
Langdon, who is summoned to the Louvre Museum to examine a series of cryptic
symbols relating to Da Vinci's artwork. In decrypting the code, he uncovers the
key to one of the greatest mysteries of all time…and he becomes a hunted man.
One of the many qualities that makes The Da Vinci Code unique is the factual
nature of the story. All the history, artwork, ancient documents, and secret
rituals in the novel are accurate…as are the hidden codes revealed in some of
Da Vinci's most famous paintings.
Will your next book also feature Robert Langdon?
Indeed. I intend to make Robert Langdon my primary character for years to
come. His expertise in symbology and iconography affords him the luxury of
virtually endless adventures in exotic locales. Currently, I have rough sketches
for almost a dozen Robert Langdon thrillers set in mysterious locations around
the globe.
Currently I'm writing another Robert Langdon thriller - the sequel to The Da
Vinci Code. For the first time, Langdon will find himself embroiled in a
mystery on U.S...
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