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{"category":"Classic Literature","answer":"Pride and Prejudice","clues":["English novel published in 1813","Written by Jane Austen","A romantic comedy of manners","Set in rural England among the landed gentry","Features Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy"]}

If Crime and Punishment asks whether a great man has the right to murder, Dostoevsky's 1869 follow-up, The Idiot, asks a far more terrifying question: Can absolute goodness survive in a fallen world?

{"category":"Classic Literature","answer":"War and Peace","clues":["Russian novel published in 1869","Written by Leo Tolstoy","One of the longest novels ever written","Set during the Napoleonic Wars","Chronicles the lives of five aristocratic families"]}

Prepare to descend into the feverish, claustrophobic mind of a killer. Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1866 masterpiece, Crime and Punishment, is not just a gripping psychological thriller; it is arguably the greatest literary exploration of guilt, morality, and redemption ever written. Set in the grimy tenements and taverns of 19th-century St. Petersburg, the novel follows a young, destitute student who commits a terrible murder, not for profit, but for a twisted philosophical idea.

{"category":"Classic Literature","answer":"The Odyssey","clues":["Ancient Greek epic poem","Attributed to Homer","One of the oldest works of Western literature","Sequel to the Iliad","Follows the journey of Odysseus returning home after the Trojan War"]}

Step onto the pulsating, chaotic pavement of Weimar-era Berlin. This isn't just a novel; it's a cacophonous, electrifying experience. Alfred Döblin’s 1929 masterwork, Berlin Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf, is a literary earthquake that forever changed the landscape of the modern novel. It tells the story of an ex-convict trying to "go straight," but its true genius lies in its revolutionary form.

{"category":"Classic Literature","answer":"Moby-Dick","clues":["American novel published in 1851","Written by Herman Melville","Initially a commercial failure, now considered a masterpiece","Narrated by a sailor who says \"Call me Ishmael\"","About Captain Ahab's obsessive quest for a...

{"category":"Classic Literature","answer":"Don Quixote","clues":["Spanish novel published in two parts (1605 and 1615)","Written by Miguel de Cervantes","Often considered the first modern novel","Features a nobleman who loses his sanity","Famous for tilting at windmills,...

We continue our literary expedition with one of the most intellectually playful and formally challenging books ever written: Jacques the Fatalist and His Master (written c. 1773, published 1796) by Denis Diderot. This book is not a straightforward novel; it is a dizzying, hilarious, and philosophical conversation that constantly breaks the fourth wall, interrupting its own narrative to question the very nature of storytelling and destiny.

{"category":"Philosopher","answer":"Simone de Beauvoir","clues":["French philosopher and writer from the 20th century","Key figure in existentialism and feminist philosophy","Long-time partner of Jean-Paul Sartre","Wrote novels, essays, and autobiographies","Famous for \"The Second Sex,\" a groundbreaking...

Stepping into the world of Charles Dickens means entering a vibrant, often harsh, yet deeply human version of 19th-century England. Among his greatest works, Great Expectations (1861) stands out as a masterpiece of personal growth, social commentary, and psychological depth. It is the story of Pip (Philip Pirrip), a poor orphan whose life is suddenly and mysteriously transformed by a secret benefactor, leading him to abandon his humble origins for the glittering, often cruel, promise of the London elite.

{"category":"Philosopher","answer":"Bertrand Russell","clues":["British philosopher and mathematician from the 20th century","Nobel Prize winner in Literature","Co-authored \"Principia Mathematica\" with Alfred North Whitehead","Pacifist who was imprisoned for his anti-war activism","Known for Russell's paradox in...