Who won the 2006 Man Booker Prize for "The Inheritance of Loss"?

Literature Trivia / May 27, 2025

Kiran Desai. The second novel by Indian author Kiran Desai, "The Inheritance of Loss" won the Man Booker Prize in 2006.

In "The Hound of the Baskervilles", how did Charles Baskerville die?

Literature Trivia / May 27, 2025

Heart Attack. "The Hound of the Baskervilles" was written by Arthur Conan Doyle.

What are the first two names of J.K. Rowling, author of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"?

Literature Trivia / May 26, 2025

Joanna Kathleen. Rowling used her initials out of fear that boys would not read a book written by a female.

Who is the author of the 2007 novel "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao"?

Literature Trivia / May 26, 2025

Junot Diaz. Miramax has acquired the film rights to Junot Diaz's 2007 novel "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao".

What country does most of "The Kite Runner" take place in?

Literature Trivia / May 25, 2025

Afghanistan. The longest river in Afghanistan is the Helmand.

In what year did famed mystery author Agatha Christie die?

Literature Trivia / May 25, 2025

1976. Dame Agatha Christie died on 12 January 1976 at age 85 from natural causes.