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Dan Brown Launches Prague-Set Langdon Thriller, Confirms Engagement

At the Prague presentation, he tied his protagonist’s new romantic turn to his own engagement, highlighting the book’s focus on consciousness beyond death.

Overview

  • Brown told attendees he is engaged to a woman from the Netherlands, saying, “Langdon is very in love because I am very in love.”
  • He presented The Secret of Secrets in Prague, shortly after the German edition was released by Bastei Lübbe.
  • The new Langdon installment is set in Prague and introduces a romantic subplot while exploring puzzles and questions about human consciousness.
  • Brown said the novel took eight years to write following his mother’s death and reiterated that he is not a religious person.
  • Prague’s mayor symbolically gave Brown the key to the city and President Petr Pavel received him, as separate tabloid-sourced reports claimed he plans to marry Judith Pietersen without independent confirmation.