When authors refer 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
- The Book of Job (15)
- War and Peace (18)
- Blaise Pascal (122)
- W.H. Auden, "September 1, 1939" (121)
- Franz Kafka (135)
- Edward Gibbon, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (19-20)
Historical References
- Martin Luther (109)
- Hitler and the Holocaust (27; 110)
Pop Culture References
- John Coltrane (131)