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What does the 'J' stand for in J. K. Rowling?

Joanne Click to see the answer

In which country was author Peter Carey born?

Australia

In which country did author Arthur C. Clarke spend the last years of his life?

Sri Lanka

The classic American novel, 'Of Mice and Men', was written by which author?

John Steinbeck

The 'Winnie-the-Pooh' book series was written by which author?

A.A. Milne

Which famous author wrote 'Ulysses'?

James Joyce

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Author Howard Jacobson predominantly writes about people of which religion?

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The trilogy entitled 'His Dark Materials', was written by which author?

Philip Pullman

Which famous author wrote 'The Hobbit'?

J.R.R. Tolkien

Dracula' was written by which author?

Bram Stoker

Musica Animalia is a kids music album by which best selling author?

Dan Brown

When was the Nobel Prize in Literature first awarded?

1901

Which famous author wrote 'The Shining'?

Stephen King

What type of writing is Paul Theroux associated with other than novels?

Travel

How many full-length novels did Harper Lee have published?

1

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Which author wrote 'Eragon' in 2002?

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Animal Farm' is a novel by which author?

George Orwell

How old was Anita Brookner when she published her first novel?

53

Author Kiran Desai is from which country?

India

The 1955 novel, 'Lolita', was written by which author?

Vladimir Nabokov

The 'James Bond' series of spy novels were written by which author?

Ian Fleming

Atonement', 'Enduring Love' and 'Solar' are all novels by which author?

Ian McEwan

Which author writes 'The Southern Vampire Mysteries' book series?

Charlaine Harris

Which famous author writer 'The Raven'?

Edgar Allan Poe

Which author created the character, Hercule Poirot?

Agatha Christie

Fifty Shades of Grey' was written by which author?

E. L. James

James and the Giant Peach' is a classic children's novel written by which author?

Roald Dahl

Which county is Thomas Hardy associated with?

Dorset

In which US state was Mark Twain born?

Missouri

Which author wrote 'The Invisible Man'?

H.G. Wells

The Devil Wears Prada' is a novel by which author?

Lauren Weisberger

The 'Twilight' book series was written by which author?

Stephanie Meyer

The Subtle Knife' and 'The Amber Spyglass' were written by which author?

Philip Pullman

The Great Gatsby' was written by which author?

F. Scott Fitzgerald

The author Vladimir Nabokov was from which country?

Russia

The Scarlet Letter' was written by which American author?

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Which Swedish author wrote the 'Millennium' trilogy?

Stieg Larsson

Stephen King is an author who most commonly writes which genre of fiction?

Horror

The Picture of Dorian Grey' was written by which author?

Oscar Wilde

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Whose autobiography is 'Long Walk to Freedom'?

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The father of Princess Diana married the daughter of which author?

Barbara Cartland

Hilary Mantel has written novels featuring fictional accounts of which historical figure?

Thomas Cromwell

In which country was the novelist Oliver Goldsmith born?

Republic of Ireland

Whose epitaph reads: 'Cast a cold eye on life, on death. Horseman, pass by!'?

W. B. Yeats

Which Scottish author created Inspector John Rebus?

Ian Rankin

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How many Brontë Sisters were there?

3 Click to see the answer

Samuel Langhorne Clemens wrote under what pen name?

Mark Twain

Which member of the Inklings literary group wrote 'The Place of the Lion' and 'Descent into Hell'?

Charles Williams

Novelist David Ireland wrote about a canoe made from what material?

Glass

Granada Airport is named after which writer?

Federico García Lorca

What nationality was author Hans Christian Andersen?

Danish

Who is the author of the 'Culture' science-fiction series?

Iain M. Banks

What was the pseudonym of H. H. Munro?

Saki

What was Iris Murdoch's first published novel?

Under the Net

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Who wrote the Booker Prize winning novel 'The Life of Pi'?

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Which novelist was the cousin of horror movie actor Christopher Lee?

Ian Fleming

The novels 'Money' and 'London Fields' are by which British writer?

Martin Amis

Which author is the son of actor Tony Van Bridge?

Michael Morpurgo

Which Scottish author became Baron Tweedsmuir?

John Buchan

Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971?

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Which of these authors wrote 'Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang'?

Ian Fleming

With what genre of books do you associate Barbara Cartland?

Romance

Which one of these is NOT a novel by Dick Francis?

Rough Ride

Which of these authors contributed to the rise of absurdism?

Albert Camus

What was author Willy Russell's profession after leaving school?

Hairdresser

What was the pen name of Arthur Sarsfield Ward?

Sax Rohmer

What was Jeffrey Archer's first successful novel?

Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less

Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli wrote which master piece?

The Prince

Which author wrote, 'Don't waste your love on somebody who doesn't value it'?

William Shakespeare

What's the name of US author Donna Tartt's first novel?

The Secret History

Monica Ali's debut novel was named after what street in London?

Brick Lane

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Which crime writer also publishes under the pseudonym Barbara Vine?

Ruth Rendell Click to see the answer

Which British Prime Minister was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature?

Winston Churchill

Which author was married to Florence Dugdale?

Thomas Hardy

For what do G. K. Chesterton's initials stand?

Gilbert Keith

Who is the youngest ever recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature?

Rudyard Kipling

Towel Day is a celebration of which author?

Douglas Adams

Who said, on arriving at New York customs, 'I have nothing to declare but my genius'?

Oscar Wilde

What is the real name of writer John Le Carré?

David Cornwell

The Brontë siblings are all believed to have died from what disease?

Tuberculosis

Which poet drowned in a sailing accident in 1822?

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Who coined the phrase 'the lost generations'?

Gertrude Stein

Under which pseudonym did Eric Arthur Blair write?

George Orwell

Whose first novel, Grimus, was published in 1975?

Salman Rushdie

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