You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
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Question: Category: 20th CENTURY NOVELS 
Clue: It begins, "'To be born again,' sang Gibreel Farishta tumbling from the heavens, 'first you have to die'"

Answer: the satanic verses


Question: Category: STATE CAPITALS 
Clue: Baton Rouge & this other state capital both have 2-word French names; neither is named for a person

Answer: des moines


Question: Category: BESTSELLING AUTHORS 
Clue: The main library at the University of Northern Colorado is named for this alumnus who wrote an epic of Colorado in 1974

Answer:
james michener