Authors Trivia Questions
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Which Chilean author, related to a former president, recounted her life while attending to her dying daughter in the book 'Paula'?
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isabel allende
Which editor of NYC's Post & Daily News recounts his journey with alcoholism in the book 'A Drinking Life'?
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pete hamill
Who is the author of 'I Sing the Body Electric,' in which the phrase 'These are not the parts & poems of the body only, but of the soul' appears?
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walt whitman
Who wrote the 1874 novel 'Far From the Madding Crowd' that begins with a description of farmer Oak?
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thomas hardy
Who is the author of 'Under the Greenwood Tree' featuring the heroine Fancy Day and also wrote 'Jude the Obscure'?
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thomas hardy
Which TV newsman's book, 'Everyone is Entitled to My Opinion', collects his commentaries from the show 'This Week'?
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david brinkley
Which Mississippi-born novelist published their second and last book of poems, 'A Green Bough', in 1933?
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william faulkner
Who is the author whose short story 'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?' inspired the 1985 movie 'Smooth Talk'?
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joyce carol oates
Which author known for writing 'The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' had little formal education?
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edward gibbon
Who is the author of 'Ageless Body, Timeless Mind' who left hospital work in 1985 to promote the Ayurvedic movement?
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deepak chopra
Which author of 'The Heidi Chronicles' took dance lessons from June Taylor as a youngster?
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wendy wasserstein
Who is the author of the novel 'Gargantua and Pantagruel' of which most of book V was probably written by an impostor?
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françois rabelais
Who wrote 'Marilyn: A Biography' of Marilyn Monroe, besides his works of fiction?
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norman mailer
Who is the romance novelist who is also known as Princess Diana's stepgrandmother?
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barbara cartland
Which sci-fi author wrote nonfiction works such as 'Guide to Shakespeare' and 'The History of Physics'?
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isaac asimov
Which American author considered the quote 'More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered' as one of his favorites?
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truman capote
Who is the author of the books 'Prizzi's Honor', 'Prizzi's Family', and 'Prizzi's Glory'?
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richard condon
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