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General Description
Plato
- Biography: Ancient Greek philosopher (427–347 BCE), student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, founder of the Academy in Athens.
- Important Ideas:
- Theory of Forms
- Philosopher-King
- Ideal State
61061
The character 'Huckleberry Finn' was created by:
Answer:
Mark Twain
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) wrote 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn', often called the 'Great American Novel'.
61062
Who wrote the fantasy series 'The Lord of the Rings'?
Answer:
J.R.R. Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien was an English writer and philologist, best known for 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings'.
61063
'The Kite Runner' is the debut novel of which Afghan-American author?
Answer:
Khaled Hosseini
Published in 2003, 'The Kite Runner' tells the story of Amir, a young boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul.
61064
Which Irish author wrote 'Ulysses', a novel famous for its stream-of-consciousness technique?
Answer:
James Joyce
James Joyce's 'Ulysses' (1922) parallels Homer's Odyssey but is set in Dublin on a single day, June 16, 1904.
61065
Who wrote 'War and Peace'?
Answer:
Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy's epic novel chronicles the French invasion of Russia and the impact of the Napoleonic era on Tsarist society.
61066
The novel 'Moby-Dick' features a captain obsessed with a white whale. What is the captain's name?
Answer:
Captain Ahab
In Herman Melville's 'Moby-Dick', Captain Ahab is the monomaniacal captain of the whaling ship Pequod.
61067
Which American poet wrote 'The Road Not Taken'?
Answer:
Robert Frost
Robert Frost is one of the most popular and critically respected American poets of the 20th century.
61068
Who wrote the novella 'Metamorphosis', where the protagonist turns into an insect?
Answer:
Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka's 'The Metamorphosis' (1915) is a famous work of absurd fiction featuring Gregor Samsa.
61069
'The Cairo Trilogy' is the masterpiece of which Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian author?
Answer:
Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz won the Nobel Prize in 1988. His trilogy (Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, Sugar Street) follows a Cairo family through three generations.
61070
Which Japanese author won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1968 and wrote 'Snow Country'?
Answer:
Yasunari Kawabata
Yasunari Kawabata was the first Japanese author to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature, cited for his narrative mastery and sensibility.