Literature & Authors Trivia Questions
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In which city did F. Scott Fitzgerald move to in 1937 to begin an unsuccessful career as a screenwriter?
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los angeles
Which author wrote the books 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Lost World'?
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michael crichton
Which author, famous for 'The Godfather', considers 'The Fortunate Pilgrim', re-released in 1997, to be his best book?
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mario puzo
Which author created the swashbuckling hero D'Artagnan in the novel 'The Three Musketeers'?
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alexandre dumas
Which author is known for writing horror novels such as 'It', 'Carrie', and 'The Stand'?
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stephen king
In which large Asian country are the novels and stories of R. K. Narayan, set in the fictional village of Malgudi, based?
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india
In what country is the setting of Laura Esquivel's novel 'Like Water for Chocolate'?
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mexico
Who is the author of the novel 'Little House in the Big Woods'?
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laura ingalls wilder
Who is the author whose father served as the model for the curator in his novel 'Kim'?
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rudyard kipling
Who was the 19th century American essayist and novelist known by his middle name David?
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henry david thoreau
Which author wrote the 1981 novel 'Midnight's Children' and later created the controversial work 'The Satanic Verses'?
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salman rushdie
Which author known for 'The Odessa File' released 'The Dogs of War' in 1974?
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frederick forsyth
Which scandalous author married June Mansfield on June 1, 1924?
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henry miller
Which author, known for writing 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' lived next door to Truman Capote during his youth?
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harper lee
In which country is Athol Fugard, the author of 'Tsotsi,' the most famous playwright?
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south africa
Who is the author of the novel 'Henry Esmond,' much of which takes place during the reign of Queen Anne?
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william makepeace thackeray
Which author, who served in the RAF during WWII, wrote '2010: Odyssey Two'?
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arthur c. clarke
Who is the author of the novel 'Far From the Madding Crowd', first published as a serial in Cornhill Magazine?
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thomas hardy
Which Harvard graduate who authored 'Streets of Night' also wrote the novel 'U.S.A.'?
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john dos passos
Which author gathered material for his book 'A Tramp Abroad' during a walking tour through the Black Forest?
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mark twain
Who is the author of the 1996 legal thriller 'The Laws of our Fathers' as well as 'Presumed Innocent'?
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scott turow
Which novelist, who is also a priest, wrote 'The Cardinal Virtues' and 'The Cardinal Sins'?
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andrew greeley
What Raymond Chandler novel has Robert B. Parker written a sequel to, titled 'Perchance to Dream,' featuring Philip Marlowe?
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big sleep
Which author frequently features a writer named Nathan Zuckerman in several of his books?
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philip roth
Who is the author of both 'The Positive Power of Jesus Christ' and 'The Power of Positive Thinking'?
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norman vincent peale
Who is the author of 'The Custom of the Country' which features Undine Spragg as the heroine and also wrote 'The Age of Innocence'?
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edith wharton
Who is the author of 1987's 'The Black Dahlia' who refers to himself as 'the demon dog of American literature'?
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james ellroy
Who is the author of 'A Prayer for Owen Meany' and 'The World According to Garp'?
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john irving
Which author dedicated the book 'Babbitt' to Edith Wharton?
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sinclair lewis
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