The Da Vinci Code: About the Author

        I am officially infatuated with Dan Brown's writing. His writing is making me increasingly curious about where he gets all the facts in his books from. Some of the most random stuff is incorporated into The Da Vinci Code, and I would imagine that it takes some legit, hardcore research in order to intertwine successfully into his novels. So here I present to you: Dan Brown.
        Brown was born in 1964 and is the oldest of three siblings. His father was a math teacher and his mother was a church organist. As a child, he was exposed to many different types of puzzles and codes. He went on scavenger hunts created by his parents to find his presents on Christmas morning. One of the scavenger hunts between Sophie Neveu and Jacques Sauniere in The Da Vinci Code was inspired by a scavenger hunt that Brown went on as a kid.
        Dan Brown studied art history at the University of Seville in Spain. He uses a lot of his knowledge in his novels. In fact, he spent an entire year researching before writing The Da Vinci Code.
        Brown's first three books didn't have much success. His fourth, however, became a bestseller and is now known as one of the most popular books of all time. This book was none other than The Da Vinci Code. It was a springboard for his success. Afterwards, he wrote The Lost Symbol and Inferno, both of which became bestsellers in no time.
        Two of his novels have been made into major films. The Da Vinci Code, in fact, was the second highest grossing movie of 2006, but got many negative reviews. Angels and Demons, another Robert Langdon book, was also made into a movie. Its reviews fared better than those of The Da Vinci Code, but it didn't get the same amount of sales. His latest book-made-into-a-movie is going to be The Lost Symbol, another Robert Langdon novel.
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