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Which hotel inspired Stephen King for his novel The Shining?
2Stanley Hotel
1Overlook Hotel
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It was during his stay at the Stanley Hotel in 1974 that the writer Stephen King imagined the main lines of the story of the novel Shining (1977) and he was inspired by the premises to create the Overlook Hotel from this novel.
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It was during his stay at the Stanley Hotel in 1974 that the writer Stephen King imagined the main lines of the story of the novel Shining (1977) and he was inspired by the premises to create the Overlook Hotel from this novel.
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Which collection of Washington Irving contains The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
2The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent
1The Crayon Miscellany
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a short story by Washington Irving, taken from his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, published in 1820.
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a short story by Washington Irving, taken from his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, published in 1820.
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In which town is Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway set?
1London
2New York
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Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway is set in London, where Clarissa Dalloway spends a day preparing for an elegant English reception.
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Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway is set in London, where Clarissa Dalloway spends a day preparing for an elegant English reception.
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How many novels make up Emile Zola's Rougon-Macquart cycle?
220
110
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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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What is the latest work of the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig?
1The Royal Game
2Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman
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The Royal Game is a short story by Stefan Zweig, published posthumously in 1943. It is Stefan Zweig's last work, which he wrote in Brazil during the last months of his life, until his suicide on February 22, 1942.
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The Royal Game is a short story by Stefan Zweig, published posthumously in 1943. It is Stefan Zweig's last work, which he wrote in Brazil during the last months of his life, until his suicide on February 22, 1942.
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Who is the author of the science fiction novel The Planet of the Apes published in 1963?
1Pierre Boulle
2Michael Crichton
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The author of the science-fiction novel Planet of the Apes, published in 1963, is Pierre Boulle. The novel explores a society where apes dominate humans.
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The author of the science-fiction novel Planet of the Apes, published in 1963, is Pierre Boulle. The novel explores a society where apes dominate humans.
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Who is the author of the historical novel The Pillars of the Earth?
1Ken Follett
2J. R. R. Tolkien
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Ken Follett is the author of the historical novel The Pillars of the Earth, published in 1989, which recounts the construction of a cathedral in 12th century England.
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Ken Follett is the author of the historical novel The Pillars of the Earth, published in 1989, which recounts the construction of a cathedral in 12th century England.
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What is the title of the film adaptation of Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird released in 1962?
1Silence and shadows
2When the nightingale dies
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The 1962 film adaptation of Harper Lee's novel is To Kill a Mockingbird.
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The 1962 film adaptation of Harper Lee's novel is To Kill a Mockingbird.
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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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In which village is Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez's novel One Hundred Years of Solitude set?
2Macondo
1Aracataca
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Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez's novel One Hundred Years of Solitude is set in the fictional village of Macondo, founded by the BuendÃa family in Colombia.
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Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez's novel One Hundred Years of Solitude is set in the fictional village of Macondo, founded by the BuendÃa family in Colombia.
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