Friday, August 20, 2010
Trivial Pursuit for Book-Lovers
Children's: What well-rounded robot hero was crafted by cartoonist William Joyce?
Classics: What French novelist helped clear the name of accused traitor Alfred Dreyfus, with his book J'accuse?
Non-Fiction: What 1981 Gay Talese bestseller pulled the sheets off U.S. sexual habits?
Book Club: What best-selling Brazilian author wove the rituals of the Bahian spirit religion Candomble into such novels as Tereza Batista?
Authors: What author sent Professor Irwin Corey to accept his National Book Award for Gravity's Rainbow?
Book Bag: What thriller by David Baldacci finds journalist Tom Langdon making alterate holiday travel plans after airport security kicks him off his flight?
Classics: What French novelist helped clear the name of accused traitor Alfred Dreyfus, with his book J'accuse?
Non-Fiction: What 1981 Gay Talese bestseller pulled the sheets off U.S. sexual habits?
Book Club: What best-selling Brazilian author wove the rituals of the Bahian spirit religion Candomble into such novels as Tereza Batista?
Authors: What author sent Professor Irwin Corey to accept his National Book Award for Gravity's Rainbow?
Book Bag: What thriller by David Baldacci finds journalist Tom Langdon making alterate holiday travel plans after airport security kicks him off his flight?
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I don't know!
Emile Zola on the 2nd question . . .
Children's: Rolie Polie Olie. We used to read a lot of Joyce.
Classics: Zola
Non-Fiction: Thy Neighbor's Wife
Book Club: ?
Authors: Pynchon
Book Bag: ?
No idea! Fun, though.
Don't know if you're interested in this stuff, but I gave you a blog award on my page today TexasRed Books. Hopefully it'll introduce your space to a new reader.
Children's: Rolie Polie Olie
Classics: Emile Zola
Non-Fiction: Thy Neighbor's Wife
Book Club: Jorge Amado
Authors: Thomas Pynchon
Book Bag: The Christmas Train
If you've ever heard of Pynchon, that question was kind of a giveaway/info!
Thanks, TexasRed!
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