Inferno
《炼狱》

【内容简介】

Inferno is a 2013 mystery thriller novel by renowned American author Dan Brown and the fourth book in his Robert Langdon series, following Angels & Demons, The Da Vinci Code and The Lost Symbol.
《炼狱》是一部出版于2013年的神秘惊悚小说,作者为美国知名作家丹·布朗。此书是他罗伯特·兰登系列的第四部,前三部分别为《天使与魔鬼》、《达芬奇密码》和《失落的密符》。

It was number one on the New York Times Best Seller list for hardcover fiction for the first ten weeks of its release, and also remained on the list of E-book fiction for the first thirteen weeks of its release.
《炼狱》一书出版以来连续十周在《纽约时报》精装版小说畅销书榜上位列第一,连续十三周在电子书小说排行榜上名列榜首。

“Inferno” has all the usual plot elements that Brown’s legions of fans have come to expect. Harvard professor of symbology Robert Langdon travels the globe in search of clues to a world-historical mystery, deciphering symbols taken from objects of art, and from the literature of Dante’s famous poem.
正如布朗的庞大粉丝团所期望的一样,《炼狱》继承了作者写小说中一贯的情节元素。哈佛大学符号学教授罗伯特·兰登周游世界,寻找破解世界历史谜案的蛛丝马迹,从艺术品和但丁的著名文学作品史诗中解读符号含义。

The novel opens in Dante’s beloved city, Florence, where Langdon wakes up in a hospital bed suffering from amnesia. And while he’ll need to piece together what has happened to him, he is also being pursued by an assassin sent by a shadowy international organization that does the dirty work of the rich and powerful.
小说的开篇设在但丁最爱的城市、意大利弗洛伦撒的一家医院里,患上失忆症的兰登从昏迷中醒来。在他搜集记忆碎片,搞清楚之前发生过什么事情的同时,还要躲避一名杀手追杀,那名杀手的背后是一个强大富有却又专门做不法勾当的黑暗国际组织。

【媒体书评】

Dan Brown is a masterful storyteller, his ability to fuse codes with well-researched history has helped to make his novels some of the most popular works of all time. With Inferno, Dan has taken a literary classic and animated it in a way that only he can.——Sonny Mehta, Doubleday Publishing.
布朗善于讲故事,他有将密码学与精心研究过的历史融为一体的能力,这使他的作品几乎在任何时候都非常受欢迎。丹将他的《炼狱》做成了文学经典,并以只有他才有的方式让人物活灵活现。——桑尼·梅塔,双日出版集团主席兼主编

When we turn the first page of a new Dan Brown novel, we step into a world that seamlessly infuses fascinating history, art, symbols and puzzles. This is Dan’s unique ability. In Inferno, we have the added excitement of following Robert Langdon back to the heart of Europe, where he becomes entwined in a mystery that has global ramifications…tied to the ominous and truly mesmerizing details of Dante’s masterful work.——Jason Kaufman, Vice President and Executive Editor at Doubleday
随着我们翻开丹·布朗新作的第一页,我们将踏入一个令人着迷的历史、艺术、符号和谜题完美结合的世界。这是丹独有的能力。小说《炼狱》中,罗伯特·兰登返回欧洲中心,这令我们格外兴奋。主人公在那里被一个仿佛与现实世界都有联系的神秘空间所缠绕,被但丁杰作中的既不祥然而真实迷惑的细节紧紧地联系在一起。——简森·考夫曼,双日出版集团副总裁兼执行编辑

Fast, clever, well-informed...Dan Brown is the master of the intellectual cliffhanger.——The Wall Street Journal
迅捷、聪敏、博学……丹·布朗无愧为文艺上营造紧张色彩、展现扣人心弦场景的大师。——《华尔街日报》

Brown is at his best when he makes readers believe that dusty books and musty passageways are just covers for ancient global conspiracies. ——The Washington Post
布朗最擅长的就是让读者相信,每一本落满灰尘的书和荒弃的过道只不过是一层障眼法,其实下面深深藏匿着涉及全球的远古惊世阴谋。——《华盛顿邮报》

【作者简介】

Dan Brown (born June 22, 1964) is an American author of thriller fiction who is best known for the 2003 bestselling novel, The Da Vinci Code. Brown's novels feature the recurring themes of cryptography, keys, symbols and conspiracy theories.
丹·布朗(生于1964年6月22日),美国惊悚小说作家,代表作为2003年畅销书《达芬奇密码》。布朗的小说特色鲜明,密码、密钥、象征符号和阴谋论会反复在其书中出现。

His books have been translated into 52 languages, and as of 2012, sold over 200 million copies. Two of them, The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons, have been adapted into films.
他的作品已被翻译为52国语言,截止到2012年,已卖出2亿册。其中两部小说《达芬奇密码》和《天使与魔鬼》还被改编为电影。

At 200 Million books sold, he is one of the highest selling authors of all time and with only six books, he has achieved these sales writing fewer books than anyone above him on the list.The Robert Langdon series is currently the seventh highest selling series of all time.
他目前只出版了6本书,但却有着2亿册销量,是最热卖小说作家之一。他以数量最少的作品击败了所有畅销书上榜作家,目前,他的罗伯特·兰登系列在有史以来最畅销系列丛书中排名第七。

丹·布朗小说下载:
达芬奇密码 (The Da Vinci Code) >>
天使与魔鬼 (Angels and Demons) >>
数字城堡 (Digital Fortress) >>
骗局 (Deception Point) >>
失落的秘符 (The Lost Symbol) >>