Famous Books and Their Authors

The Bijak is the foundational scripture of the Kabir Panth, a religious community that follows the teachings of the 15th-century Indian mystic poet Kabir.

The Cocktail Party is a verse play written by the poet and playwright T. S. Eliot, first performed in 1949.

The Bustan (often spelled Bostan) is a book of poetry written by the Persian poet Saadi Shirazi, commonly known as Sheikh Saadi.

The Da Vinci Code is a 2003 mystery thriller novel written by the American author Dan Brown.

The Discovery of India was written by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, during his imprisonment at Ahmednagar Fort in 1944.

The Dark Room is a novel by R. K. Narayan, an Indian author known for his works set in the fictional town of Malgudi.

Don Quixote is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes, widely considered one of the most influential works of literature from the Spanish Golden Age.

Emma is a novel by Jane Austen, first published in 1815, focusing on the protagonist's misguided attempts at matchmaking.

Essays on the Morals (Essai sur les moeurs et l'esprit des nations) is a work by the French Enlightenment writer and philosopher Voltaire.

Politics and Ethics are two of the most famous philosophical treatises written by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle.

Freedom at Midnight is a non-fiction book by Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins, detailing the events surrounding the partition of India and independence.

The Gathering Storm is the first volume of Winston Churchill's six-volume series, The Second World War.

The Golden Bough is a major anthropological study of mythology and religion written by the Scottish anthropologist Sir James George Frazer.

Himalayan Blunder is a book written by Brigadier J. P. Dalvi, providing an account of the 1962 Sino-Indian War.

The Idler was a weekly essay series written by the English writer and critic Samuel Johnson between 1758 and 1760.

Hayavadana is a celebrated play written by the Indian playwright Girish Karnad, drawing on themes from Indian mythology.

Julius Caesar is a historical tragedy play written by William Shakespeare, first performed in 1599.

The novel The Mother was written by Pearl S. Buck, an American author who won the Nobel Prize in Literature. It is a classic work depicting life in rural China.

'The Divine Comedy' (La Divina Commedia) is an epic poem written by the Italian poet Dante Alighieri. It is widely considered one of the greatest works of world literature, detailing a journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. The option lists him as 'A. Dante' (Dante Alighieri).

Malgudi Days is a collection of short stories by R.K. Narayan, set in the fictional town of Malgudi. It is a classic of Indian English literature.

'A Voice for Freedom' (referred to here as 'A Voice of Freedom') is a collection of speeches and writings by Nayantara Sahgal, published in 1977. She is a well-known Indian writer in English and a member of the Nehru-Gandhi family. The other options are Western writers who did not author this work.

Middlemarch, A Study of Provincial Life, is a classic novel written by the English author Mary Anne Evans under her pen name George Eliot. It is celebrated for its deep psychological insight and sweeping social realism.