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on Dec 26, 2024

India
Morocco
Persia
China

China. Although most of the stories in "Arabian Nights" occur in Persia, Aladdin was actually Chinese and the magician was from Morocco.

Literature Trivia / December 25, 2024

Aesop. There are no records to prove that Aesop ever wrote anything down, but after his death people started to write down the fables he'd told.

Literature Trivia / December 25, 2024

Rabbit, Run. John Updike said he wrote "Rabbit, Run" in response to Jack Kerouac's "On the Road".

Literature Trivia / December 24, 2024

Trespassers William. In "Winnie the Pooh", Piglet is a very small timid animal with a stutter and a grandfather named Trespassers William.

Literature Trivia / December 24, 2024

Iago. Iago is Othello's ensign.

Literature Trivia / December 23, 2024

William Golding. William Golding won the 1983 Nobel Prize in literature.

Literature Trivia / December 23, 2024

Infancy. There are a total of seven stages, or acts, in a man's life.