10) Contemporary American Literature Flashcards

1
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Cormac McCarthy (ten co vypadá jak Papouch)

A

Suttree, Blood Meridian, Te Border Trilogy, No Country for the Old Men, The Road, The Passanger, Stella Maris (to je celej název I guess)

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Don Delilo

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White Noise, Cosmopolis, Underworld

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3
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Jeffrey Eugenides

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The Virgin Suicides, Middlesex, The Marriage Plot

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4
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Which book is a family saga of Greek immigrants to America?

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Middlesex

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5
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Donna Tartt

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The Secret History, The Little Friend, The Goldfinch

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6
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Which book is an inverted detective story about a murder with a group off six students of classics at an elite college?

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The Secret History

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7
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Which book is about a young girl who is trying to unravel the mystery of her brother´s death?

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The Little Friend

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8
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Jennifer Egan

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The Invisible Circus, The Keep, A Visit from the Goon Squad, Manhattan Beach

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9
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Which book is about a teenage girl travelling to Europe and trying to find facts about her sister´s suicide?

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The Invisible Circus

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10
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Paul Harding

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Tinkers, Enon

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Marilyne Robinson

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Housekeeping, Gilead, Home, Lila, Jack

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12
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Clare Messud

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The Last Life, The Hunters, The Emperor´s Children

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13
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Half of a Yellow Sun, Americanah, We Should All Be Feminists, Notes on Grief

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14
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Michael Cunningham

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A Home at the End of the World, The Hours, Specimen Days, The Snow Queen

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15
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George R.R. Martin

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Fevre Dream, A Song of Ice and Fire

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16
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Louise Gluck

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poetry, free verse, illusion of plain English

17
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Suttree, Blood Meridian, Te Border Trilogy, No Country for the Old Men, The Road, The Passanger, Stella Maris (to je celej název I guess)

A

Cormac McCarthy (ten co vypadá jak Papouch)

18
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White Noise, Cosmopolis, Underworld

A

Don Delilo

19
Q

The Virgin Suicides, Middlesex, The Marriage Plot

A

Jeffrey Eugenides

20
Q

The Secret History, The Little Friend, The Goldfinch

A

Donna Tartt

21
Q

The Invisible Circus, The Keep, A Visit from the Goon Squad, Manhattan Beach

A

Jennifer Egan

22
Q

Tinkers, Enon

A

Paul Harding

23
Q

Housekeeping, Gilead, Home, Lila, Jack

A

Marilyne Robinson

24
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The Last Life, The Hunters, The Emperor´s Children

A

Clare Messud

25
Q

Half of a Yellow Sun, Americanah, We Should All Be Feminists, Notes on Grief

A

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

26
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A Home at the End of the World, The Hours, Specimen Days, The Snow Queen

A

Michael Cunningham

27
Q

Fevre Dream, A Song of Ice and Fire

A

George R.R. Martin