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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.

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Who is the author of the collection of poems The Flowers of Evil?

1Charles Baudelaire

2Stéphane Mallarmé

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The author of the collection of poems The Flowers of Evil is Charles Baudelaire. Published in 1857, it explores themes of beauty, melancholy and spleen.

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The author of the collection of poems The Flowers of Evil is Charles Baudelaire. Published in 1857, it explores themes of beauty, melancholy and spleen.

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How many years do the events described in The Hobbit and those of The Fellowship of the Ring separate?

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Book I opens on the one hundred and eleventh anniversary of Bilbo Bessac, sixty years after the events described in The Hobbit.

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Book I opens on the one hundred and eleventh anniversary of Bilbo Bessac, sixty years after the events described in The Hobbit.

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Which character is the narrator of H. G. Wells' novel The Island of Dr. Moreau?

1Edward Prendick

2Montgomery

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Dr. Moreau's Island is a science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells, published in 1896. Through a story told by a narrator, the novel engages a reflection on subjects such as the relationship between human beings and animals, and the question of identity. Edward Prendick, the sole survivor of a shipwreck, is rescued by Montgomery and Dr. Moreau.

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Dr. Moreau's Island is a science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells, published in 1896. Through a story told by a narrator, the novel engages a reflection on subjects such as the relationship between human beings and animals, and the question of identity. Edward Prendick, the sole survivor of a shipwreck, is rescued by Montgomery and Dr. Moreau.

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Which novel by Boris Vian was published in 1947?

1Froth on the Daydream

2Heartsnatcher

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Froth on the Daydream is a novel by Boris Vian, also considered a fairy tale. Published on 20 March 1947, it was written between March and May 1946 on the back of AFNOR prints and dedicated to his first wife Michelle.

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Froth on the Daydream is a novel by Boris Vian, also considered a fairy tale. Published on 20 March 1947, it was written between March and May 1946 on the back of AFNOR prints and dedicated to his first wife Michelle.

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How many novels make up Emile Zola's Rougon-Macquart cycle?

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The Rougon-Macquart cycle is a series of 20 novels written by Émile Zola, one of the greatest French naturalist writers of the 19th century.

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The Rougon-Macquart cycle is a series of 20 novels written by Émile Zola, one of the greatest French naturalist writers of the 19th century.

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Which novel by Anthony Burgess was adapted to the cinema by Stanley Kubrick in 1971?

1Clockwork Orange

2Eyes Wide Shut

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Anthony Burgess's novel, adapted for the screen by Stanley Kubrick in 1971, is Clockwork Orange, a landmark work of dystopian literature.

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Anthony Burgess's novel, adapted for the screen by Stanley Kubrick in 1971, is Clockwork Orange, a landmark work of dystopian literature.

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Who is the main character in Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Russian novel Crime and Punishment?

2Rodion Raskolnikov

1Pierre Bezukhov

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Rodion Romanovitch Raskolnikov is the main character in Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel Crime and Punishment.

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Rodion Romanovitch Raskolnikov is the main character in Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel Crime and Punishment.

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Which character is the leader of the pirates in Robert Louis Stevenson's adventure novel Treasure Island?

2Long John Silver

1Billy Bones

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Long John Silver, commonly known as Silver, the ship's cook, friendly and popular among sailors. He will prove to be a formidable pirate and will be the leader of the mutiny.

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Long John Silver, commonly known as Silver, the ship's cook, friendly and popular among sailors. He will prove to be a formidable pirate and will be the leader of the mutiny.

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Who is the author of the science fiction short story collection Martian Chronicles?

1Ray Bradbury

2Orson Welles

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Martian Chronicles is a collection of science fiction short stories by American author Ray Bradbury, first published in the United States in 1950 by Doubleday.

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Martian Chronicles is a collection of science fiction short stories by American author Ray Bradbury, first published in the United States in 1950 by Doubleday.

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