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1. 1920: The best selling book of this year was "Man of the Forest". It was a western novel by which of these authors?
2. 1921: Although "Main Street" was not his first novel, it brought him into prominence as a writer and the first American to later win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Who was this powerful writer?
3. 1923: Number three on the best selling list was "Gentle Julia", a minor novel by a very popular mid-western novelist, better known for his books about a boy named Penrod and two Pulitzer Prize novels "The Magnificent Ambersons" (1918) and "Alice Adams" (1921). Who was this popular author?
4. 1924: Elizabeth von Arnim, Australian born but regarded as a British writer, had the number three best seller of that year. In 1992 a film version of her novel garnered two Golden Globe wins and three Academy Award nominations. What was the name of her novel?
5. 1924: This was the year of this author's first big commercial success. Her novel "So Big" led all sales and was followed in subsequent years with "Showboat"(1926), "Saratoga Trunk" (1941), and "Giant" (1952). For which of these books did Edna Ferber win the Pulitzer Prize?
6. 1925: "The Constant Nymph" by Margaret Kennedy was one of the most popular books of this year and one of the most controversial. Why?
7. 1926: Anita Loos published "Gentleman Prefer Blondes" based on a series of short stories she had written. Her protagonist became the archetype of the dumb blonde who may be cleverer than she seems. What was the name of the character that was played by Carol Channing on the Broadway stage(1949) and Marilyn Monroe(1953) in the film?
8. 1927: His name means little to modern readers but during his time he published over seventy novels. Two of his books were in the top ten in sales in 1927 which were "Sorrell and Son" and "Doomsday". He went on to have novels on the best seller list in both 1928 and 1929. What was the name of this British writer? Think deep.
9. 1928: It is an achievement to win a Pulitzer Prize but to win three is truly remarkable. The book was "The Bridge of San Luis Rey"; who was the author?
10. 1929: Erich Maria Remarque produced the best seller of that year with his novel depicting World War One from a German perspective. What was the name of this novel?
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