Literature – Medium Level – GK Questions

Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya wrote 'Mrityunjay' and won the Jnanpith Award in 1979.

Ruskin Bond wrote 'The Blue Umbrella', a popular novella about a young girl in a Himalayan village.

French author Annie Ernaux won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature for her courageous and clinical writing.

Surdas, a blind poet and devotee of Krishna, composed the 'Sur Sagar', a vast collection of hymns.

Bram Stoker published 'Dracula' in 1897. It established the modern vampire genre.

Shashi Tharoor wrote 'Why I Am a Hindu' in 2018, exploring the pluralistic nature of Hinduism.

The Hitopadesha, written by Narayana Pandita, is derived from the Panchatantra and shares many of its fables.

William Shakespeare wrote 'Macbeth', a tragedy about a Scottish general's ruthless ambition.

The Jnanpith Award is generally considered the highest literary honor in India, though the Sahitya Akademi Award is highly prestigious.

Gurajada Apparao wrote 'Kanyasulkam' in 1892. It is a social satire criticizing the practice of selling brides.

Victor Hugo published 'Les Misérables' in 1862. It is a French historical novel about justice and redemption.

Amitav Ghosh wrote 'The Shadow Lines' in 1988. It explores themes of memory, history, and nationalism.

Ernest Hemingway wrote 'The Old Man and the Sea' in 1952. It contributed significantly to his Nobel Prize win.

Mirabai, a 16th-century Hindu mystic poet, was a devoted follower of Lord Krishna and composed many bhajans in his praise.

The Hugo Award is an annual literary award for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements.

Kiran Desai won the Man Booker Prize in 2006 for 'The Inheritance of Loss'.

Mary Shelley wrote 'Frankenstein' in 1818. It is considered one of the earliest science fiction novels.

Vishakhadatta wrote 'Mudrarakshasa', a historical play depicting the rise of Chandragupta Maurya with the help of Chanakya.

Mark Twain published 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' in 1884. It is often called the Great American Novel.

Govardhanram Tripathi wrote 'Saraswatichandra', a four-volume novel considered a masterpiece of Gujarati literature.