Question: What are the years of birth of the authors of the top 5 best-selling books?

Decomposition:
question: What are the top 5 best-selling books?
answer: And Then There Were None
The Little Prince
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
The Hobbit
Dream of the Red Chamber
question: Who is the author of 'And Then There Were None' and what is their date of birth?
answer: Agatha Christie
15 September 1890
question: Who is the author of 'The Little Prince' and what is their date of birth?
answer: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
29 June 1900
question: Who is the author of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' and what is their date of birth?
answer: J. K. Rowling
31 July 1965
question: Who is the author of 'The Hobbit' and what is their date of birth?
answer: J. R. R. Tolkien
3 January 1892
question: Who is the author of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' and what is their date of birth?
answer: Cao Xueqin
4 April 1710

Answer:
Agatha Christie: 1890
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: 1900
J. K. Rowling: 1965
J. R. R. Tolkien: 1892
Cao Xueqin: 1710

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