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Which magician's emblem has a white hand?
2Saruman
1 Gandalf
Literature
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What's Madame Bovary's first name?
1Emma
2Virginie
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Madame Bovary is a realistic novel by Gustave Flaubert published in 1857. The story is that of the wife of a provincial doctor, Emma Bovary, who enters into adulterous relationships and lives beyond her means, avoiding the boredom, banality and mediocrity of provincial life.
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Madame Bovary is a realistic novel by Gustave Flaubert published in 1857. The story is that of the wife of a provincial doctor, Emma Bovary, who enters into adulterous relationships and lives beyond her means, avoiding the boredom, banality and mediocrity of provincial life.
Literature
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Who is the author of the novel Hello Sadness published in 1954?
2Françoise Sagan
1Virginie Despentes
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Hello Sadness is Françoise Sagan's first novel, published on 15 March 1954 when she was only 18 years old. This work was a huge success and was awarded the Critics' Prize the same year. Its title is taken from the second line of the poem "À peine défigurée" from Paul Éluard's collection La Vie immédiate.
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Hello Sadness is Françoise Sagan's first novel, published on 15 March 1954 when she was only 18 years old. This work was a huge success and was awarded the Critics' Prize the same year. Its title is taken from the second line of the poem "À peine défigurée" from Paul Éluard's collection La Vie immédiate.
Literature
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Who is the author of The Little Prince?
1Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
2Charles Perrault
Good Answer!
The Little Prince is a French-language work, the best known of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's works. Published in 1943 in New York at the same time as its English translation, it is a poetic and philosophical work in the guise of a children's tale.
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The Little Prince is a French-language work, the best known of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's works. Published in 1943 in New York at the same time as its English translation, it is a poetic and philosophical work in the guise of a children's tale.
Literature
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Which Herman Melville collection contains Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street novel?
2The Piazza Tales
1Mosses from an Old Manse
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Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street novel is a short story by Herman Melville first published in 1853 in Putnam's Monthly Magazine and reprinted in 1856 in the collection Les Contes de la véranda.
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Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street novel is a short story by Herman Melville first published in 1853 in Putnam's Monthly Magazine and reprinted in 1856 in the collection Les Contes de la véranda.
Literature
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What is the first volume of the Lord of the Rings trilogy?
1The Fellowship of the Ring
2The Two Towers
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The work is divided into three volumes: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King.
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The work is divided into three volumes: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King.
Literature
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When was the first English translation of La Fontaine's Fables published?
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The first translation into verse of La Fontaine's Fables dates from 1841 and is by Elizur Wright.
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The first translation into verse of La Fontaine's Fables dates from 1841 and is by Elizur Wright.
Literature
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What is the first novel by the British writer H. G. Wells?
2The Time Machine
1The Invisible Man
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The Time Machine is a science fiction novel written in 1895 by H. G. Wells. It is considered a classic of the genre about time travel.
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The Time Machine is a science fiction novel written in 1895 by H. G. Wells. It is considered a classic of the genre about time travel.
Literature
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Which novel by Carole Martinez received the Prix Goncourt des lycéens in 2011?
1Du domaine des Murmures
2La terre qui penche
Good Answer!
Du domaine des Murmures is a novel by Carole Martinez published on August 18, 2011 by Gallimard and won the Prix Goncourt des lycéens in 2011.
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Du domaine des Murmures is a novel by Carole Martinez published on August 18, 2011 by Gallimard and won the Prix Goncourt des lycéens in 2011.
Literature
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Which famous play by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was published in 1808?
2Faust
1The Divine Comedy
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Faust is the title of two plays by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe from 1808 and 1832.
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Faust is the title of two plays by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe from 1808 and 1832.
