GRE Subject Test: Literature in English : GRE Subject Test: Literature in English
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Example Question #212 : Contexts Of Prose
The Tin Drum is a seminal example of which genre?
Comedy of Manners
Horror
Historical Fiction
Ethnography
Magical Realism
Magical Realism
With its elements of fairytale and magic, The Tin Drum is well known as an early example of magical realism.
Günter Grass published The Tin Drum in 1959.
Example Question #48 : Contexts Of World Prose
What nationality is the author of The Tin Drum?
Greek
Algerian
French
German
Austrian
German
Although born in what is now Gdańsk, Poland, Günter Grass wrote in German and lived in Germany for most of his life.
Günter Grass published The Tin Drum in 1959.
Example Question #213 : Contexts Of Prose
When was The Tin Drum published?
1910s
1950s
1930s
1940s
1920s
1950s
Günter Grass published The Tin Drum in 1959.
Example Question #214 : Contexts Of Prose
Which of the following is not another work by the author of The Tin Drum?
The Meeting at Telgte
My Century
Dog Years
The Glass Bead Game
The Flounder
The Glass Bead Game
Dog Years (1963), The Flounder (1977), My Century (1999), and The Meeting at Telgte (1979) are all by Günter Grass. The Glass Bead Game (1943) is by the German author Hermann Hesse.
Example Question #211 : Contexts Of Prose
Who is the author of Dictionary of the Khazars?
Milorad Pavić
Jefimija
Antal Szerb
Imre Kertész
Fernando Pessoa
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 #52 : Contexts Of World Prose
What nationality is the author of Dictionary of the Khazars?
Czech
Estonian
Serbian
Hungarian
Polish
Serbian
Born in Belgrade, Milorad Pavić was Serbian. Pavić published Dictionary of the Khazars in 1984.
Example Question #212 : Contexts Of Prose
What is another title by the author of Dictionary of the Khazars?
Traveling on One Leg
The Land of Green Plums
The Hunger Angel
Landscape Painted with Tea
The King Bows and Kills
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 #213 : Contexts Of Prose
Which of the following is an unusual attribute of Dictionary of the Khazars?
It features two editions: one male and one female
It features a ‘choose your own ending’ format
Its chapters are in reverse chronological order
It has no narrative voice
It consists of untranslated Serbian poems
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 #55 : Contexts Of World Prose
What is a central subject of Dictionary of the Khazars?
Bribery
Religion
Theft
Adultery
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 #221 : Contexts Of Prose
Who is the author of Água Viva?
Fernando Pessoa
Paulo Coelho
José Saramago
Machado de Assis
Clarice Lispector
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.
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