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| Dan Brown to release new Robert Langdon book Inferno in May | |
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| Dan Brown, the bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code, is to release a new book in May. | Dan Brown, the bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code, is to release a new book in May. |
| Titled Inferno, it will be the fourth novel in the crime series following Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon. | Titled Inferno, it will be the fourth novel in the crime series following Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon. |
| Brown said he was influenced by Italian poet Dante's classic work, Inferno, while researching in Florence. | Brown said he was influenced by Italian poet Dante's classic work, Inferno, while researching in Florence. |
| Set in Italy, the book will see Langdon drawn into "a harrowing world centred on one of history's most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces". | Set in Italy, the book will see Langdon drawn into "a harrowing world centred on one of history's most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces". |
| "Although I studied Dante's Inferno as a student, it wasn't until recently that I came to appreciate the enduring influence of Dante's work on the modern world," Brown said. | "Although I studied Dante's Inferno as a student, it wasn't until recently that I came to appreciate the enduring influence of Dante's work on the modern world," Brown said. |
| "With this new novel, I am excited to take readers on a journey deep into this mysterious realm…a landscape of codes, symbols, and more than a few secret passageways." | "With this new novel, I am excited to take readers on a journey deep into this mysterious realm…a landscape of codes, symbols, and more than a few secret passageways." |
| The book's title was revealed via posts on social media sites including Twitter and Facebook. | The book's title was revealed via posts on social media sites including Twitter and Facebook. |
| Every time fans mentioned the novel, a piece of a mosaic was unlocked which eventually revealed the name. | Every time fans mentioned the novel, a piece of a mosaic was unlocked which eventually revealed the name. |
| The image appears to show The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Flower - otherwise better known as the Duomo - in Florence. | The image appears to show The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Flower - otherwise better known as the Duomo - in Florence. |
| It is not the first time puzzles have featured as part of the marketing campaign for Brown's novels. | It is not the first time puzzles have featured as part of the marketing campaign for Brown's novels. |
| A number of codes, puzzles and teasers were released to coincide with the launch of his last novel, The Lost Symbol. | A number of codes, puzzles and teasers were released to coincide with the launch of his last novel, The Lost Symbol. |
| Brown's Langdon novels have sold millions of copies worldwide. | Brown's Langdon novels have sold millions of copies worldwide. |
| The Da Vinci Code was until recently the bestselling novel in the UK, and has been translated into 51 languages. | The Da Vinci Code was until recently the bestselling novel in the UK, and has been translated into 51 languages. |
| Both The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons have become Hollywood movies, starring Tom Hanks in the title role. | Both The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons have become Hollywood movies, starring Tom Hanks in the title role. |
| A movie version of The Lost Symbol is still in development. | A movie version of The Lost Symbol is still in development. |