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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

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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.

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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.

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To which cycle does the novel The Plague by Albert Camus, published in 1947, belong?

2The cycle of revolt

1The cycle of absurd

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The Plague is a novel by Albert Camus published in 1947 and receiving the Critics' Prize the same year. It belongs to the cycle of revolt bringing together three works by Camus, The Plague, The Revolted Man and The Righteous, which in part enabled its author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957.

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The Plague is a novel by Albert Camus published in 1947 and receiving the Critics' Prize the same year. It belongs to the cycle of revolt bringing together three works by Camus, The Plague, The Revolted Man and The Righteous, which in part enabled its author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957.

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When was Truman Capote's novel In Cold Blood published?

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In Cold Blood: A True Tale of Multiple Murder and its Consequences is a non-fiction novel belonging to the literary genre of true crime written by the American author Truman Capote and published in 1966.

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In Cold Blood: A True Tale of Multiple Murder and its Consequences is a non-fiction novel belonging to the literary genre of true crime written by the American author Truman Capote and published in 1966.

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How many short stories compose the collection Lord Arthur Savile's Crime by Oscar Wilde?

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26

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Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Short Stories is a collection of four short stories by Oscar Wilde published in 1891. It includes: The Phantom of Canterville; The Crime of Lord Arthur Savile; The Millionaire Model; A Sphinx Without Secrets.

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Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Short Stories is a collection of four short stories by Oscar Wilde published in 1891. It includes: The Phantom of Canterville; The Crime of Lord Arthur Savile; The Millionaire Model; A Sphinx Without Secrets.

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Who is the author of The Little Prince?

1Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

2Charles Perrault

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The author of The Little Prince is Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Published in 1943, this philosophical tale is one of the most widely translated books in the world.

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The author of The Little Prince is Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Published in 1943, this philosophical tale is one of the most widely translated books in the world.

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Who is the author of the play A Streetcar Named Desire first performed in 1947?

2Tennessee Williams

1Arthur Miller

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A Streetcar Named Desire is a play by Tennessee Williams, first performed in 1947 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre and for which it won the Pulitzer Prize in 1948.

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A Streetcar Named Desire is a play by Tennessee Williams, first performed in 1947 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre and for which it won the Pulitzer Prize in 1948.

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In which village is Gabriel García Márquez's novel One Hundred Years of Solitude set?

2Macondo

1Aracataca

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The novel narrates the destiny of the Buendía family over seven generations and the imaginary village of Macondo where they live. They are forced to live one hundred years in solitude by the prophecy of the gypsy Melquíades.

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The novel narrates the destiny of the Buendía family over seven generations and the imaginary village of Macondo where they live. They are forced to live one hundred years in solitude by the prophecy of the gypsy Melquíades.

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Which famous novel by Charles Dickens was published between February 1837 and April 1839?

2Oliver Twist

1David Copperfield

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Charles Dickens' famous novel Oliver Twist was published between February 1837 and April 1839. It tells the poignant story of a young orphan.

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Charles Dickens' famous novel Oliver Twist was published between February 1837 and April 1839. It tells the poignant story of a young orphan.

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In The Three Musketeers, who is the author of Constance Bonacieux's kidnapping?

1Rochefort

2Wardes

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Constance Bonacieux was kidnapped by Rochefort and rescued by d'Artagnan.

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Constance Bonacieux was kidnapped by Rochefort and rescued by d'Artagnan.

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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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