| Hint | Explanation | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. S. Lewis | 1950-1956 (seven-novel series) | The Chronicles of Narnia | 96%
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| William Shakespeare | c. 1591 | The Two Gentlemen of Verona | 95%
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| Brothers Grimm | 1812 (Kinder- und Hausmärchen) | Children’s and Household Tales | 93%
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| D. H. Lawrence | 1928 | Lady Chatterley’s Lover | 83%
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| Umberto Eco | 1980 (Il nome della rosa) | The Name of the Rose | 83%
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| Agatha Christie | 1939 | And Then There Were None | 81%
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| various authors | c. 6th century BCE-2nd century CE | The Bible | 79%
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| Richard Adams | 1972 | Watership Down | 75%
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| Philip Pullman | 1995-2000 (trilogy, published serially) | His Dark Materials | 73%
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| Vyasa | compiled c. 3rd century BCE-c. 4th century CE (महाभारतम्) | Mahābhārata | 71%
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| Gillian Flynn | 2012 | Gone Girl | 66%
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| Madeleine L’Engle | 1962 | A Wrinkle in Time | 63%
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| Patricia Highsmith | 1955 | The Talented Mr. Ripley | 63%
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| Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | 2013 | Americanah | 52%
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| David Foster Wallace | 1996 | Infinite Jest | 50%
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| Tim O’Brien | 1990 | The Things They Carried | 35%
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| Jennifer Egan | 2010 | A Visit from the Goon Squad | 33%
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| Marilynne Robinson | 2004 | Gilead | 30%
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| Edward P. Jones | 2003 | The Known World | 27%
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| William Maxwell | 1979 | So Long, See You Tomorrow | 26%
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