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Dan Brown Speaks

Series: Writers on a New England Stage
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Length: 00:56:57

Dan Brown, author of one of the most popular and controversial books of the last century, The Da Vinci Code, spoke in Portsmouth as part of the Writers on a New England Stage series. Read the full description.
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Piece Description

Brown talks about his famous book, its adaptation to a new film and the controversy surrounding both. In the second part of the show, host Laura Knoy joined him onstage for a few questions of her own. The event took place at the Music Hall in Portsmouth on Sunday night, April 23rd and aired the following morning on the Exchange on New Hampshire Public Radio, Monday, April 24th.

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