The Potpourri quiz

Charles Bukowski was an American cult author. During his life, he had a bunch of jobs. Which of the following did he not do?

Fjodor M. Dostoevsky wrote his novels with deep insight and understanding of the human psyche. He knew a lot about human weakness and addiction. What was he addicted to?

Vladimir Nabokov became famous for his scandalous novel Lolita. Which statement about his person is wrong?

B. Traven wrote adventure novels depicting the lives of the disenfranchised. In which novel doesn’t the figure of Gerard Gales play a role?

Pramoedya Ananta Toer tells in The Buru Quartet -1) This earth of Mankind, 2) Child of All Nations, 3) Footsteps, 4) House of Glass - the life of Minke, a Javanese student and later journalist of great intelligence, sensitivity and, ambition. What religion did his main character convert to?

Marcel Reich-Ranicki was a feared literary critic of German literature. He reviewed many books, but some authors he avoided. He told a newspaper: “I never wrote about …. It is not my world.“ Which author did he mean?

Philip K. Dick developed really crazy science fiction plots. His stories and novels are full of fantastic ideas. Several science fiction movies are based on his novels. While he wasn't making any money some movie-makers became rich. In which story used people the non-existent word pizzle to describe the state of milk?

Some German writers were medical professionals as the four authors listed below. Which of them used the fictive story about Hitler’s blindness at the end of World War I in a novel?