GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Dan Brown is the bestselling author of Digital Fortress, Deception Point, Angels and Demons, The Da Vinci Code, The Lost Symbol and most recently, Inferno. Three of his Robert Langdon novels have been adapted for the screen by Ron Howard, starring Tom Hanks.

Detailed explanation-2: -"My brother and sister and I would come down to the Christmas tree and there would be nothing there. There would just be an envelope with a code, ‘’ he said. His father’s puzzles inspired his work. Published in 2003, “The Da Vinci Code” has sold more than 80 million copies.