Korean Literature: Poets and Novelists
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Who wrote 'Things Fall Apart'?

  • Byong-Wuk Chong
  • Anuradha Roy
  • Mo Yan
  • Chinua Achebe (correct)
  • What is the title of Mo Yan's novel that was adapted into a film by Zhang Yimou?

  • The Folded Earth
  • Classical Arabic Literature
  • Things Fall Apart
  • Red Sorghum Clan (correct)
  • Who wrote a thesis on Mo Yan's 'Red Sorghum Clan'?

  • Byong-Wuk Chong
  • Roger M.A. Allen
  • F.Gabrieli
  • David FC Kohler (correct)
  • Who is the author of 'The Arabic Literary Heritage'?

    <p>Roger M.A. Allen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who wrote the novel 'Weep Not, Child'?

    <p>Ngugi wa Thiong’o</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was Okot p’Bitek known for?

    <p>Writing three verse collections</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the title of Nadine Gordimer’s novel that won the Booker-McConnell Prize?

    <p>The Conservationist</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event is the backdrop for Ngugi wa Thiong'o’s novel 'Weep Not, Child'?

    <p>The Mau-Mau Uprising</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the play written by Jacques Rabemananjara?

    <p>Les dieux malgaches</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the theme of Okot p’Bitek’s long poem 'Song of Lawino'?

    <p>The tribulations of a rural African wife</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Nadine Gordimer’s notable achievement?

    <p>Winning the Nobel Prize in Literature</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is known for writing the first modern Malagasy play in French?

    <p>Jacques Rabemananjara</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the setting for Ngugi wa Thiong'o’s novel 'Weep Not, Child'?

    <p>The British Kenya Colony</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the title of Okot p’Bitek’s poetry collection that is a response to 'Song of Lawino'?

    <p>Song of Ocol</p> Signup and view all the answers

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