When authors give shout outs to other great works, people, and events, it's usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.
Literary and Philosophical References
- Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Ecstasy of St. Teresa (P.8-13, 1.7.14-17, 3.28.2, 4.53.22-23)
- Miserere mei, Deus Psalm 51 (1.7.21)
- George Eliot, Middlemarch (2.15.48-49)
- Rudyard Kipling (3.18.21)
- John Ruskin (3.18.21)
- C. S. Lewis (3.18.21)
- Edgar Allan Poe (3.18.21)
- R. K. Narayan (3.18.21, 3.20.44)
- C. S. Forester, A Ship of the Line (3.20.5)
- Alice in Wonderland (3.20.42, 4.44.69-70)
- "Bunyan's Hymn" (3.24.36)
- Matthew 3:3 (3.28.50)
Historical References
- Johann Sebastian Bach, Gloria in excelsis Deo (P.19-20)
- Benito Mussolini (1.2.15)
- Colonel Wingate (1.2.15)
- Marion Sims (1.10.77, 3.36.38, 4.38.15)
Pop Culture References
- Getachew Kassa (3.17.27)
- Mahmoud Ahmed (3.17.27)
- Aster Aweke (3.17.27)
- Teddy Afro (3.17.27)
- Bobby Vinton, "My Heart Only Belongs to You" (3.32.43)
- Chuck Berry, (3.32.49-50, 3.32.52, 3.32.54, 3.32.56, 3.33.38)
- M. S. Subbulakshmi "Suprabhatam" (4.38.90)