Duplicate of 1985 in Literature

Who wrote the Nebula Award- and Hugo Award-winning science-fiction novel, Ender's Game?

Galápagos was Kurt Vonnegut's final novel.

Stephen King published a book in 1985.

Which of these 1985 books is NOT a children's book?

Béla Tarr's 1994 film adaptation of this 1985 László Krasznahorkai novel had an unprecedented runtime of 7h30m

Why did Tony Harrison's poem "V," which is about a Leeds cemetery, spark controversy when it was broadcast on Channel 4?

What is the English title of Gabriel Garcia Marquez' sickly romantic period piece, El amor en los tiempos del cólera?

Frank Herbert died a year after the release of Chapterhouse, the sixth installment in this futuristic space saga.

The science-fiction novel, Contact, was written by which famous astrophysicist?

In John Irving's The Cider House Rules, which controversial medical procedure does Dr. Wilbur Latch provide?

George Gipe wrote the novelization of this Robert Zemeckis classic about a time travelling sportscar.

Who is the protagonist of Margaret Atwood's feminist dystopian novel, The Handmaid's Tale?

This anti-western about a gang of scalpers written by Cormac McCarthy was subtitled The Evening Redness in the West.

Patrick Süskind's magical realism book Perfume: The Story of a Murderer which focuses on which of the 5 senses?

In White Noise by Don DeLillo, Prof. Jack Gladney pioneered the academic study of which historical figure?

Jeanette Winterson objected to her coming-of-age book, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, being called a "lesbian novel."

Jackie Crosby became the youngest Pulitzer winner at 23 years old for his work with WHAT U.S. state's Macon Telegraph?

The title of the novel 1985 by Anthony Burgess is a deliberate reference to 1984 by George Orwell.

The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice is part of a series that began with this 1976 book.

Set in an alternate 1985, this Alan Moore comic was included in TIME's list of the 100 greatest novels.

In Larry McMurtry's western, Lonesome Dove, Gus and Call are herding cattle to Montana from this Southern U.S. state.

Eragon author Christopher Paolini was born on November 17th of 1985.

Hard-Boiled Wonderland & the End of the World is a 1985 novel by this Japanese author of Norwegian Wood and IQ84.

Which award did the Lapine-Sondheim musical, Sunday in the Park with George NOT receive in 1985?

Bret Easton Ellis' neon-drenched nightmare, Less Than Zero, takes its title from a song by which New Wave musical act?

The 2010 Broadway revival of this August Wilson play starred Denzel Washington and Viola Davis.

This former wife of a rockabilly musician published her memoirs in 1985.

Finish the first line of Adrienne Rich's poem, "Yom Kippur 1984": 'What is a Jew in ________?'

In 1985, Toni Morrison was historically awarded the Nobel Prize for literature.