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
- Boris Pasternak Dr. Zhivago (1.73-74, 1.80-82, 2.99)
- The Bible (2.112-13)
- A Thousand and One Nights (2.223)
- Joseph of Egypt (2.347-48, 2.390)
- Matthew 8:8 (2.726)
Biblical and Historical References
- Melchizedek (1.97-99, 1.108, 1.187-89)
- Urim and Thummim (1.168, 1.227-30, 2.69-72, 2.103-13, Epilogue.8)
- Abraham (1.187)
- Santiago Matamoros (2.363)
- Mohammed the prophet (2.264)
- Fatima, Mohammed's daughter (2.264)