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Which Haruki Murakami novel shares its title with a Beatles song? In Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, what is Charlie's surname? What is heavy-drinking Rachel Watson known as in the title of a 21st-century bestseller? And what do you get if you add the number of Bennet sisters in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice to the number of Karamazov brothers in Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov?
Featuring the work of everyone from Antony Beevor to Zadie Smith, books from The Very Hungry Caterpillar to Ulysses, and with movie, music, television, theatre and literary references abounding, this entertaining quiz tickles the fancy (and the brains) of light and heavy readers alike. Answers:- Norwegian Wood- Bucket- The Girl on the Train- Eight (five sisters, three brothers)
'Unceasingly enormous fun' Alan Connor, author of The Joy of Quiz
'I'll definitely be buying copies of this book as gifts' Emma Healey, author of Elizabeth is Missing
'The greatest social lubricant since the invention of alcohol' John Preston, author of A Very English Scandal
| ISBN | 9780241986035 |
|---|---|
| Author | James Walton |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publication date | 3 Oct 2019 |
| Format | Paperback |
| Weight | 0.270000 |