GRE Subject Test: Literature in English : Contexts of World Prose
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Example Question #51 : Contexts Of World Prose
Who is the author of Dictionary of the Khazars?
Jefimija
Imre Kertész
Fernando Pessoa
Antal Szerb
Milorad Pavić
Milorad Pavić
Dictionary of the Khazars (1984) is the famous first novel by Milorad Pavić (1929-2009).
Fernando Pessoa wrote Always Astonished (1988). Jefimija wrote Lament for a Dead Son (1400). Imre Kertész wrote The Pathseeker (1977). Antal Szerb wrote Journey by Moonlight (1937).
Example Question #218 : Contexts Of Prose
What nationality is the author of Dictionary of the Khazars?
Serbian
Czech
Estonian
Hungarian
Polish
Serbian
Born in Belgrade, Milorad Pavić was Serbian. Pavić published Dictionary of the Khazars in 1984.
Example Question #52 : Contexts Of World Prose
What is another title by the author of Dictionary of the Khazars?
The Hunger Angel
Traveling on One Leg
The Land of Green Plums
The King Bows and Kills
Landscape Painted with Tea
Landscape Painted with Tea
Landscape Painted with Tea is a 1988 novel by Pavić. The rest of the titles are by the German author Herta Müller. The Hunger Angel was published in 2009. The Land of Green Plums was published in 1994. Traveling on One Leg was published in 1989. The King Bows and Kills was published in 2003.
Example Question #53 : Contexts Of World Prose
Which of the following is an unusual attribute of Dictionary of the Khazars?
It features a ‘choose your own ending’ format
It consists of untranslated Serbian poems
It features two editions: one male and one female
It has no narrative voice
Its chapters are in reverse chronological order
It features two editions: one male and one female
Dictionary of the Khazars is known for its two editions (although they differ only by a single paragraph).
Example Question #402 : Cultural And Historical Contexts
What is a central subject of Dictionary of the Khazars?
Adultery
Religion
Bribery
Theft
Unrequited love
Religion
The novel is primarily concerned with the religious lives of the Khazars, a fictional people who Pavić has said represents the Serbs.
Example Question #54 : Contexts Of World Prose
Who is the author of Água Viva?
Machado de Assis
Fernando Pessoa
José Saramago
Clarice Lispector
Paulo Coelho
Clarice Lispector
Published in Portuguese in 1973, this first-person novel is one of the most famous works by Clarice Lispector (1920-1977).
Paulo Coelho wrote The Alchemist (1988). Machado de Assis wrote The Hand and the Glove (1874). Fernando Pessoa wrote Antinous (1918). José Saramago wrote Blindness (1995). All of the answer options are renowned Brazilian authors who worked primarily in Portuguese.
Example Question #641 : Gre Subject Test: Literature In English
Where was the author of Água Viva born?
Ukraine
Venezuela
South Africa
Nigeria
England
Ukraine
Lispector was the daughter of European Jews who fled the Ukraine to Brazil following World War I. Lispector worked primarily in her adopted language of Portugese. Água Viva was published in 1973.
Example Question #642 : Gre Subject Test: Literature In English
Where did the author of Água Viva spend most of her life?
Spain
Chile
Argentina
Brazil
Portugal
Brazil
Lispector lived for most of her life in Rio de Janeiro. She wrote and published primarily in Portugese. Água Viva was published in 1973.
Example Question #55 : Contexts Of World Prose
Which of the following is another work by the author of Água Viva?
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
Eleven Minutes
Aleph
The Alchemist
The Passion According to G.H
The Passion According to G.H
The Passion According to G.H. (Portuguese: A Paixão Segundo G.H.) is another of Lispector’s most famous works. Published in 1964, it takes the form of a mystical monologue occurring during the narrator’s mental breakdown. The other titles are by Brazilian novelist Paulo Coelho. The Alchemist was published in 1988. Eleven Minutes was published in 2004. Aleph was published in 2011. By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept was published in 1994.
Example Question #56 : Contexts Of World Prose
Who is the author of Bestiary?
Carlos Fuentes
Paulo Coelho
Julio Cortázar
Laura Esquivel
Jorge Luis Borges
Julio Cortázar
The short story collection Bestiary (Spanish: Bestario) was written in 1951 by Julio Cortázar (1914-1984).
Jorge Luis Borges wrote A Universal History of Infamy (1935). Carlos Fuentes wrote Where the Air is Clear (1958). Paulo Coelho wrote Brida (1990). Laura Esquivel wrote Like Water for Chocolate (1992).
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