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Dan Brown

出生: June 22, 1964 – Exeter, New Hampshire, United States

Dan Brown is an American author renowned for his bestselling thriller novels, particularly the Robert Langdon series, which includes Angels & Demons and the global phenomenon The Da Vinci Code. His books blend historical symbolism and conspiracies, have sold over 250 million copies, and have been translated into dozens of languages, shaping modern popular fiction.

传记与作者历程

Dan Brown, born in Exeter, New Hampshire in 1964, grew up in an intellectually vibrant household as the son of a mathematics professor and a church organist. Raised on the Phillips Exeter Academy campus, he absorbed the paradoxical interplay of science and religion—a dynamic that would later become a hallmark of his novels. Brown studied at Phillips Exeter and Amherst College, graduating in 1986 before initially pursuing a career as a songwriter in California. Although his musical ambitions yielded modest results, a pivotal shift occurred when he began teaching English and creative writing at Phillips Exeter, where a Secret Service investigation of a student for a joke email spurred his fascination with intelligence agencies and secret societies.

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名言

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Everything is possible. The impossible just takes longer
-Digital Fortress
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Science and religion are not at odds. Science is simply too young to understand
-Angels & Demons
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Great minds are always feared by lesser minds
-The Lost Symbol
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Men go to far greater lengths to avoid what they fear than to obtain what they desire
-The Da Vinci Code
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History is always written by the winners. When two cultures clash, the loser is obliterated, and the winner writes the history books-books which glorify their own cause and disparage the conquered foe. As Napoleon once said, 'What is history, but a fable agreed upon?'
-The Da Vinci Code
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Faith is universal. Our specific methods for understanding it are arbitrary. Some of us pray to Jesus, some of us go to Mecca, some of us study subatomic particles. In the end we are all just searching for truth, that which is greater than ourselves
-Angels & Demons
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May our philosophies keep pace with our technologies. May our compassion keep pace with our powers. And may love, not fear, be the engine of change
-Origin
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Sometimes all it takes is a tiny shift of perspective to see something familiar in a totally new light
-The Lost Symbol
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Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm
-Origin
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Google is not a synonym for research
-The Lost Symbol

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"Dan Brown is best known for his thriller novels, particularly the Robert Langdon series"

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"Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code is one of the most popular books of all time, with 81 million copies sold worldwide as of 2009"

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"Brown's novels have generated controversy for their engagement with Christian themes and historical fiction"

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"Dan Brown's books have been translated into 57 languages and have sold over 200 million copies as of 2012"

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"Dan Brown’s Robert Langdon thrillers have captivated readers worldwide and continue to spark intellectual debate"

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"Three of Dan Brown's works—Angels & Demons, The Da Vinci Code, and Inferno—have been adapted into films"

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"Dan Brown made Time magazine's list of the 100 Most Influential People of the Year in 2005"

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"Dan Brown is the author of eight #1 bestselling novels, including The Da Vinci Code"

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"Dan Brown’s books are published in 56 languages with over 250 million copies in print"

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