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.

[Q]: Category: LITERATURE & FILM 
Clue: Nicole Kidman, Helena Bonham Carter & Cybill Shepherd have all starred in films based on this man's works
[A]: henry james


[Q]: Category: FICTIONAL CHARACTERS 
Clue: A 1965 novel by this author introduced his alter ego, sci-fi writer Kilgore Trout
[A]: kurt vonnegut, jr.


[Q]: Category: AMERICAN LITERATURE 
Clue: The only native Californian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature
[A]:
john steinbeck