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The Smile (novel)
2008 book by Donna Jo Napoli
The Smile (2008) is a Young Adult novel by Donna Jo Napoli that details a slice of the life of Monna Elisabetta, better known as the Mona Lisa. Some historical figures enter the plot, including Leonardo da Vinci and members of the famous Medici family. Set in Renaissance Florence, it follows Elisabetta's life up to the moment she models for da Vinci's painting, and suggests the secret behind her famous smile. Plot. As a budding only daughter of a wealthy silk merchant in Renaissance Italy, Elisabetta finds herself on the brink of an inevitable arranged marriage, but she longs for love. When she attends the funeral of one of Florence's most powerful men, Lorenzo de' Medici, she meets Leonardo da Vinci, who declares that one day, when she is ready, he will paint her. He introduces her to the son of Lorenzo, Giuliano de Medici, who nicknames her "Mona Lisa" and is responsible for bringing out her famous smile. Through brief encounters with Giuliano, Elisabetta falls in love; but when her mother dies and her father quickly remarries, it is arranged that she marry the new wife's brother-in-law. She must choose between love and duty, and learns that happy moments can come out of the ruined ashes of misfortune. Inspirations and History. "The Medici Family"'
The House of Medici came to power in the 13th century. Cosimo de' Medici's rise to power is credited for bringing the Renaissance to Florence through support of the arts and humanities.

Question: Who is the author of The Smile?
Answer: Donna Jo Napoli
Corridor (short story collection)
Corridor is a 1999 collection of short stories by Alfian Sa'at, all set in present-day Singapore. It received a Singapore Literature Prize Commendation Award for 1998. It was first published by SNP Editions in 1999, and republished by Ethos Books in 2015.

Question: Who is the author of Corridor?
Answer: Alfian Sa'at, Alfian bin Sa'at
Easter (play)
1901 religious drama
Easter () is a symbolic religious drama from 1901 by Swedish playwright August Strindberg. The play was produced by the Stockholm ensemble Intima Teatern, which also toured other Scandinavian countries, including performances of "Påsk" in Kristiania. It was the first of Strindberg's plays that was staged in Bergen, premiering at Den Nationale Scene in September 1909. A revival set in Harlem and performed with an African American cast was well received. That production closed on Easter Sunday, 2013. References. &lt;templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" /&gt;

Question: Who is the author of Easter?
Answer: August Strindberg, Johan August Strindberg, A. Sṭrindberg, Augusts Strindbergs, August Johan Strindberg, Sutorintoberuku
Ink (novel)
2007 speculative fiction novel by Hal Duncan
Ink: The Book of All Hours 2 is a speculative fiction novel by Hal Duncan. It is Duncan's second novel and a sequel to "Vellum: The Book of All Hours". It was first published in the United Kingdom by Pan Macmillan in February 2007 and, later that same month, in the USA by Del Rey, an imprint of Random House. Introduction. The Vellum is a reality of which Earth is only a small part. It can be reprogrammed using something called the Cant, and this is what some deities from ancient myths, called the "Unkin", have done. One group of Unkin see themselves as Angels, and have set up a Covenant promising to reject any ancient deity looking to regain his or her past glory; they are at the time of the narration getting ready for a final war. A group of newly born Unkin (one can become an Unkin through certain unspecified events in his or her life) who refuse to take part in such war are the main characters: Thomas Messenger, a homosexual young man who’s trying to disappear into the Vellum where he’ll never be found; Jack Carter, a Covenant spear-carrier sent to kill Thomas but in love with him; Joey Pechorin, a Russian Army officer and torture expert; also present, although less than in "Vellum", are Seamus Finnan, an Irish angel hiding out in the desert; Phreedom Messenger, Thomas's sister and a trailer park biker trying to avoid conscription and Don MacChuill, a brash Scotsman.

Question: Who is the author of Ink?
Answer: Hal Duncan
The Survivor (Herbert novel)
1976 horror novel by James Herbert
The Survivor is a British horror novel written by James Herbert and published by the New English Library in 1976. It is the third novel by Herbert, and the second not part of a wider series. It was the basis of the 1981 film of the same name, starring Robert Powell and Jenny Agutter. Herbert described the movie as "terrible ... absolute rubbish." References. &lt;templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" /&gt;

Question: Who is the author of The Survivor?
Answer: James Herbert
Doctor Slaughter
Doctor Slaughter is a 1984 novel by Paul Theroux. The story was also published that year in the book "Half Moon Street", alongside an unrelated story, "Doctor DeMarr". The protagonist of "Doctor Slaughter", Lauren Slaughter, is a young woman living in near-poverty in London. She has a Ph.D. and works at a research institute. Having already traded sexual favours for help paying the plumber's bills, Lauren easily turns to prostitution to improve her finances. Mysteriously, she receives a video documentary about the Jasmine Escort Agency, a high-priced call-girl service. Feeling herself superior to the women featured on the video, Lauren signs on with the agency. Besides improving her finances, Lauren's second job brings her in contact with the affectionate Lord Bulbeck, a British politician and the mysterious Mr Van Arkady. In 1986, the story was made into the film "Half Moon Street", starring Sigourney Weaver as the titular character. References. &lt;templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" /&gt;

Question: Who is the author of Doctor Slaughter?
Answer: Paul Theroux, Paul Edward Theroux
Sweet Eros
1968 play by Terrence McNally
Sweet Eros is a one-act, two-character play by Terrence McNally, which premiered Off-Broadway in 1968. Productions. "Sweet Eros" opened Off-Broadway at the Gramercy Arts Theatre on November 21, 1968, on a double bill with another McNally play, "Witness". The two plays closed on January 26, 1969. Directed by Larry Arrick, the cast starred Sally Kirkland as "The Girl" and Robert Drivas as the "Young Man" (to whom McNally dedicated the work). Regional and international. Some U.S. productions of "Sweet Eros" (as of 2008) have been produced:
A May 2005 revival in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, was staged by and featured Robert Braiden and Veronica Smith. Plot. A disturbed young man, soured by two failed romantic relationships, has kidnapped a young woman (a complete stranger) and taken her to his home in the country. As the play opens, the woman is seated in a chair, bound and gagged, the man sitting opposite, observing her. The man explains to the woman his reasons for kidnapping her, saying he had long fantasized about doing such a thing to a young woman. He methodically strips his captive naked, presumably rapes her, then proceeds to subject her to an ongoing series of rants, ruminations and reflections on life and love as he seeks to force the woman to understand him – and, ultimately, to submit to him. Nudity.

Question: Who is the author of Sweet Eros?
Answer: Terrence McNally
Non (book)
2009 photobook by Nozomi Sasaki
Non is the third photobook by Japanese model Nozomi Sasaki, released in late 2009 by Shueisha. As Nozomi Sasaki's first self-produced photobook, it consists of photographs of her, several of her columns, and several interviews with her. It also contains her private photos and semi-nude photos. Soon after the release, on November 29, 2009, a commemorative event was held in Ginza, Tokyo. References. &lt;templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" /&gt;

Question: Who is the author of Non?
Answer: Nozomi Sasaki
Cages (comics)
Comic book limited series by Dave McKean
Cages is a ten-issue comic book limited series by Dave McKean. It was published between 1990 and 1996, and later collected as a single volume. Cages is a story about artists, belief, creativity and cats, illustrated in a stripped-down pen and ink style. Publication history. The first seven issues of the series were published by American publisher Tundra (December 1990 - June 1993) and the last three by Kitchen Sink (August 1993 - May 1996). Collected editions. Tundra collected the first three issues into one trade paperback in June 1991 (ISBN). "Cages" was eventually completely collected as a 500-page hardcover volume by Kitchen Sink Press in 1998 (), and in a new edition by NBM Publishing in 2002 (). Dark Horse Comics published a softcover edition in July 2009 () and a hardcover in October 2010 (). Awards. "Cages" won two Harvey Awards, for "Best New Series" in 1992, when it was also nominated for "Special Award For Excellence In Presentation" and "Best Artist", and "Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Work" in 1999. It was also nominated for the "Best Finite Series" Eisner Award in 1993 and in the same year McKean was nominated for the "Best Cover Artist" Eisner Award for this work on "Cages" and "Sandman". Film. McKean revealed, via his Twitter account, that he has been in talks concerning adapting "Cages" into an animated film. Notes.

Question: Who is the author of Cages?
Answer: Dave McKean, David McKean
Weight Loss (novel)
2006 novel by Upamanyu Chatterjee
Weight Loss is a 2006 novel by Upamanyu Chatterjee. Plot summary. "Weight Loss" is about the strange life (from age 11 to age 37) of a sexual deviant named Bhola, whose attitude to most of the people around him depends on their lust worthiness. Bhola’s tastes are not, to put it mildly, conventional. Sex is a form of depravity for him and he has fetishes about everyone from teachers to roadside sadhus to servants; he progresses from fantasizing about the portly family cook Gopinath to falling “madly in love” with a vegetable vendor and her husband. This last obsession spans the entire length of the book and most of Bhola’s life – he even ends up teaching at a college in an obscure hill-station hundreds of miles from his home because he wants to be near the couple. At various other stages in his life he gets expelled from school for defecating in a teacher’s office, participates in an inexpertly carried out circumcision (one of the book’s many manifestations of the “weight loss” motif). Critical reception. Chitralekha Basu writes in a review for "The Independent", "There are celebrated examples of authors writing about sexual oddities with great panache, but Chatterjee's attempt completely lacks aesthetic content. The graphic detailing is so clinical, and presented in such random excess, that there's neither passion nor soul in the sex scenes."

Question: Who is the author of Weight Loss?
Answer: Upamanyu Chatterjee
Replacements (short story)
Short story by Lisa Tuttle
"Replacements" is a short story by American writer Lisa Tuttle. It concerns a husband's surfacing insecurities as his wife's independence strengthens when she claims a bloodsucking pet for her very own. Tuttle declared in an interview with M. M. Hall from "Fantastic Metropolis": "My first post-natal story to deal with in any way with motherhood was “Replacements”, written when my daughter was only seven months old. Make of that what you will…". Since its first release in 1992, "Replacements" has been extensively republished, both in Tuttle's own short story collections and numerous writers anthologies. It was also included on various "best of" anthologies in the year. Summary. As Stuart commences his walk to work, he notices an animal "about the size of a cat, naked looking, with leathery, hairless skin and thin, spiky limbs that seemed too frail to support the bulbous, ill-proportioned body." Disgusted and horrified by the appearance of this animal, he crushes it with his foot. Immediately, he is remorseful, and his first instinct is to call his wife, Jenny. Since he is not sure what her reaction will be, he waits to call her at the normal time in the afternoon. She is not able to take his call and does not return the call either. Stuart calls again, only to find that she has left work early. This, being unlike her, worries Stuart, and he returns home as soon as possible.

Question: Who is the author of Replacements?
Answer: Lisa Tuttle, Laura Waring, Maria Palmer, Ben M. Baglio, Lucy Daniels, Lisa Gracia Tuttle
Maiwa's Revenge
1888 novel by H. Rider Haggard
Maiwa's Revenge, or The War of the Little Hand is a short novel by English writer H. Rider Haggard about the hunter Allan Quatermain. The story involves Quatermain going on a hunting expedition, then taking part in an attack on a native kraal to rescue a captured English hunter and avenge Maiwa, an African princess whose baby has been killed. It is the third novel and sixth overall story in the Allan Quatermain series. References. &lt;templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" /&gt;
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Question: Who is the author of Maiwa's Revenge?
Answer: H. Rider Haggard, Henry Rider Haggard, Sir Henry Rider Haggard, H. R. Haggard, H Rider Haggard
The Ball (play)
Play written by James Shirley
The Ball is a Caroline comedy by James Shirley, first performed in 1632 and first published in 1639. "The Ball" was licensed for performance by Sir Henry Herbert, the Master of the Revels, on 16 November 1632. Herbert, however, was not happy with the play: in a note in his office book dated two days later, 18 November, he complained that the play showed "diverse personated so naturally, both of lords and others of the Court, that I took it ill, and would have forbidden the play" – but impresario Christopher Beeston promised Herbert that everything that Herbert disliked in the play would be fixed before the performance. The desired changes must have been made satisfactorily since the play was acted by Queen Henrietta's Men at the Cockpit Theatre. The 1639 quarto publication of the play, printed by Thomas Cotes for the booksellers Andrew Crooke and William Cooke, confused subsequent generations of critics since the title page attributes the play to both Shirley and George Chapman. The play, a light comedy of manners, is entirely like the style of Shirley, and nothing like the style of Chapman. Most scholars now think that the dual attribution is simply a mistake, a point of confusion by the publishers: "The Tragedy of Chabot, Admiral of France," a Chapman play that had been revised by Shirley, was printed in the same year by the same house.

Question: Who is the author of The Ball?
Answer: James Shirley
F (manga)
Japanese manga series
F is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Noboru Rokuda. It was serialized in Shogakukan's "seinen" manga magazine "Big Comic Spirits" from 1986 to 1992, with its chapters collected in 28 volumes. The story follows Gunma Akagi, a country boy who fulfills his dream by racing in a Formula One car. The series has been followed by "F Regeneration Ruri" (2002–2006), "F Final" (2009–2011), and "Final Complete" (since 2020). A 31-episode anime television series adaptation, animated by Studio Deen, was broadcast on Fuji TV from March to December 1988. In 1991, "F" won the 36th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category. Voiced by: Toshihiko Seki
Voiced by: Akio Ohtsuka
Voiced by: Hiroshi Ito
Voiced by: Hirotaka Suzuoki
Voiced by: Kazue Takahashi
Voiced by: Kiyoyuki Yanada
Voiced by: Kouji Tsujitani
Voiced by: Rei Sakuma
Voiced by: Sakiko Tamagawa
Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba
Voiced by: Shinnosuke Furumoto
Voiced by: Tohru Furuya
Voiced by: You Yoshimura
Voiced by: Youko Mizutani
Media. Manga. Written and illustrated by Noboru Rokuda, "F" was serialized in Shogakukan's "seinen" manga magazine "Big Comic Spirits" from 1986 to 1992.

Question: Who is the author of F?
Answer: Noboru Rokuda
The Day of the Pelican
2009 novel by Katherine Paterson
The Day of the Pelican is a children's novel by Katherine Paterson, first published by Clarion Books on October 19, 2009. Plot summary. the story follows a fictional family named the Lleshi. The Lleshis are an Albanian family living in Kosovo, which is in the midst of a war. The family suddenly finds themselves homeless refugees in the middle of a violent war. After enduring much hardship, including hunger, illness and a dangerous journey to escape their situation, they are surprised when a church group brings them to America. They find themselves in a small town in Vermont when the events of September 11, 2001 take place, placing more challenges in the path of this Muslim family. Reception. Critical reception for "The Day of the Pelican" has been largely positive. The "Christian Science Monitor" was more positive and wrote that it "does double duty as both a gripping read and a lesson in compassion and global conflict. In her quiet way, Meli is a hero, and teen readers safe from conflict themselves may marvel at her humanity." The University of Arizona's Worlds of Words was critical of the book and of Paterson's choice to focus on an Albanian family, as they felt that she "justifies the oppression that they undergo and she does not mention what happened to Serbian and Bosnian Muslims during that horrific event in the heart of Europe.

Question: Who is the author of The Day of the Pelican?
Answer: Katherine Paterson, Katherine Womeldorf Paterson
Solo (Mason novel)
1992 novel by Robert Mason
Solo is a 1993 science fiction novel by Robert Mason. The book was Mason's second novel; he had previously written "Weapon" and a memoir about his experiences in Vietnam titled "Chickenhawk". Plot introduction. When the self-aware Pentagon-built robot, Solo, goes AWOL, the Pentagon uses its reserve robot, Nimrod, as bait luring Solo into a trap meant to destroy him, and setting the stage for a cyborg confrontation. Plot summary. Solo, a robot designed by the US Government as a hyper intelligent super assassin, goes AWOL on his mission in Nicaragua, and finds himself at the bottom of a lake. Reaching the surface Solo realizes that he needs to recharge, and eventually makes his way to New York, acquiring friends along the way. A widowed bag lady named Laura, quickly befriends Solo and benefits not only from Solo's friendship, but his protection. Solo is bent on his self-imposed mission to rescue his younger "brother," Nimrod, a newer, more advanced robot like Solo. Meanwhile, agents of the Government maneuver to destroy the renegade Solo at any cost. Film, TV or theatrical adaptations. The feature film" Solo" created in 1996, is an adaptation of the first book of the series "Weapon", and though it borrows the name of the title character from both novels, it is not considered to be true to the source material. Sources, references, external links, quotations.

Question: Who is the author of Solo?
Answer: Robert Mason, Robert C. Mason
Witt (poetry collection)
Book by Patti Smith
Witt is a poetry collection by Patti Smith, published in 1973. Notes. &lt;templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" /&gt;

Question: Who is the author of Witt?
Answer: Patti Smith, Patricia Lee Smith
Rigged (2007 book)
2007 book by Ben Mezrich
Rigged: The True Story of a Wall Street Novice who Changed the World of Oil Forever is a book by author Ben Mezrich. The book recounts the story of John D'Agostino, whom the book renames David Russo. The hardback of the book was number 10 on the "New York Times" Best Seller list in 2007, and was number 29 in paperback nonfiction on December 14, 2008. Sources. Mezrich maintains that the book is non-fiction despite the narrative style of writing. "Rigged" is published as a biography and described by D'Agostino as "95 percent true, 5 percent minor embellishment". Synopsis. David Russo, fresh from Harvard Business School, secures a job in Wall Street as the dot-com bubble had just depressed the market. A chance meeting led to an opportunity at New York Mercantile Exchange—the world's largest energy exchange. At the Merc, he finds his working-class background helps him compete in the aggressive atmosphere. Russo quickly rises to become the Head of Strategy where he helps in the transition to electronic trading. In the aftermath of 9-11, Russo joined with colleagues to establish the Dubai Mercantile Exchange, a partnership between NYMEX and the government of Dubai. Through this venture, Russo helped accelerate the development of capital markets in the region. Film adaptation. Summit Entertainment acquired the screen rights to "Rigged" and the book has been optioned for movie production. References. &lt;templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" /&gt;

Question: Who is the author of Rigged?
Answer: Ben Mezrich
Color (manga)
Japanese manga anthology
Color is a Japanese manga anthology written and illustrated by Taishi Zaou and Eiki Eiki. "Color" was serialized in "Dear+", a magazine known for its romantic and non-explicit boys love manga published by Shinshokan, and a tankōbon collecting the chapters released in February 1999. "Color" is licensed in North America by Digital Manga Publishing which released the manga in June 2009. It is licensed in France by Asuka and in Germany by Egmont Manga. Reception. Courtney Kraft, writing for Graphic Novel Reporter, felt "Color" was a "rather endearing piece about two boys who develop genuine love that leads to physical attraction", which she felt was the opposite to how relationships are usually depicted in yaoi. Holly Ellingwood, writing for Active Anime, enjoyed the parallels between the two characters' meeting and friendship, and the artists' meeting and friendship. Danielle Leigh, writing for Comic Book Resources, noted that the characters' relationship was "based on equal parts affection, respect and interests", which she felt was lacking in other yaoi. Connie C., writing for Pop Culture Shock, felt that although each chapter of the manga was good, that they did not connect enough to each other, leaving the story feeling disjointed.

Question: Who is the author of Color?
Answer: Eiki Eiki
Colony (Grant novel)
2000 novel written by Rob Grant
Colony was the first novel written by Rob Grant outside the Red Dwarf series. First published in 2000 by Viking Press in the United Kingdom it stays within the comedy, science fiction genre. The narrative is set on a spaceship sent on a voyage to colonise another planet, since Earth has been rendered uninhabitable. The mission is set to take numerous generations. Ten generations into the voyage, however, the crew's mental abilities have all been severely reduced, setting the events of the novel in motion. Plot summary. The story starts on Earth in the future. Global warming and overpopulation has caused an imminent apocalypse. The hope for the survival of the human race is a spaceship called the "Willflower", which will take a small number of the world's best minds on a journey to colonize another planet. Eddie O'Hare, the protagonist, is not one of them. He is deep in debt due to his computer having mysteriously stolen several million dollars online, then sending it to an unknown location. He decides to gamble what money he has left in the hope of getting enough to pay back the debts. On his way to the casino, he meets a pink-socked assassin whom he fears may have been sent to kill him. Fortunately, it seems Eddie is not the man's current target. When gambling the last of his money, Eddie wins — thanks to mimicking the gambling decisions of a man who looks uncannily like himself — but the casino closes down after losing all its money to the other man.

Question: Who is the author of Colony?
Answer: Rob Grant, Robert Grant
On the Road (Johnson book)
Book by Jimmie Johnson
On the Road is a self-published coffee table book written by the NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson and his wife Chandra, with photographs taken by Missy McLamb. It was released in September 2012. Summary. "On the Road" covers a behind-the-scenes look at NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson and his family during the 2011 Chase for the Sprint Cup, in which he attempted to win his sixth Sprint Cup Series title, having won the championship during five consecutive seasons between 2006 and 2010. Johnson ultimately finished sixth in the final point standings, his worst points finish since joining the Cup Series full-time in 2002. References. &lt;templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" /&gt;

Question: Who is the author of On the Road?
Answer: Jimmie Johnson, Jimmie Kenneth Johnson