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What is the foundation of culture in the Middle East?

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Islam

Islam is an essential component of the region’s literary tradition.

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Name three literary traditions influenced by Arabic literature.

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  • Persian
  • Byzantine
  • Andalusian

Arabic literature has also influenced European literature.

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Who is Abbas Mahmoud al-Aqqad?

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An Egyptian poet, journalist, and literary critic known for his Abqariyat series

The series covers the lives of seven important Sahabah.

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What is Taha Hussein known for?

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He is known as ‘The Dean of Arabic Literature’ and wrote ‘The Days’

The book is a novelized autobiography detailing his childhood and studies.

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What is the pseudonym of Ali Ahmad Said Esber?

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Adonis

He is a leader of the modernist movement in contemporary Arabic poetry.

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Who is Etgar Keret?

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An Israeli writer known for short stories and graphic novels

His work ‘Fly Already’ won Israel’s Sapir Prize in Literature.

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What are the roots of Indian literature?

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  • Veda
  • Brahmanas
  • Upanishads

These texts date back to as early as 1500 BCE.

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Who is Kalidasa?

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A famous Indian writer considered the Hindu Shakespeare

His works are foundational in Indian literature.

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What influences Southeast Asian literature?

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  • Buddhist
  • Thai
  • English

These influences are particularly evident in Burmese literature.

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Who is Rabindranath Tagore?

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A Bengali poet and the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize for Literature

He won in 1913 for ‘The English Gitanjali’.

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What is the theme of Prem Chand’s novel ‘Godaan’?

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Socio-economic deprivation and exploitation of the village poor

It is considered one of the greatest Hindi novels of modern Indian literature.

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Raja Rao is known for which novel?

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‘The Serpent and the Rope’

It is a semi-autobiographical novel that explores spiritual truth.

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What is R. K. Narayan’s famous novel?

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‘The Guide’

It tells the story of a tour guide’s transformation into a spiritual guide.

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Who is Chart Korbjitti?

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The most successful Thai writer known for ‘Khamphiphaksa’

He received the S.E.A Write Award and was named National Artist in Literature.

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What is Nguyen Du known for?

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The epic poem ‘The Tale of Kieu’

It recounts the life and sacrifices of Thuy Kieu.

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What is the theme of Tengku Amir Hamzah’s poetry?

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God and His relationship to humanity, fate, dissatisfaction, and escape

His poem collection ‘Nyangi Sunyi’ explores these themes.

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What is the significance of Abdullah Qodiriy?

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He was a prominent Uzbek writer known for ‘O’tgan kunlar’

It is the first full-length Uzbek novel.

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Who is Mukhtar Auez-uli?

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An early Soviet Kazakh writer known for the novel ‘Abay’

It is based on the life and poetry of Kunanbay-uli.

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What is ‘Jamila’ by Chingiz Aytmatov about?

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A love story set during World War II

It is told from the viewpoint of a character reflecting on his childhood.

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What characterizes African literature?

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It includes oral traditions and written literature

It reflects the experiences of colonization and post-colonization.

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Who is Chinua Achebe?

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A Nigerian novelist known for ‘Things Fall Apart’

It addresses traditional Igbo life during colonialism.

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What is Wole Soyinka notable for?

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He was the first black African Nobel Prize winner

His play ‘A Dance of the Forests’ critiques emerging Nigerian nationalism.

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What does Kofi Awoonor’s ‘This Earth, My Brother’ represent?

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A narrative involving a day in the life of an attorney and a mystical journey

It symbolizes the new nation of Ghana.

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What is ‘Weep Not, Child’ about?

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The Mau-Mau Uprising in British Kenya Colony

It is the first major novel in English by an East African.

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What themes are explored in Okot p’ Bitek’s ‘Song of Lawino’?

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The struggles of a rural African wife against urbanization

It contrasts traditional and modern values.

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What are the Regions of Asia?

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• East Asia
• Middle East
• South & Southeast
• Central Asia