Historical Figures 20 Questions

[Forostar]

12. Did this person die between the years 1500 and 1600?
(just in case: I mean both years included)

 

[LooseCannon]

12. Did this person die between the years 1500 and 1600?
(just in case: I mean both years included)

12. Nope.

 

[Forostar]

13. Born on or after 01-01-1815?

 

[LooseCannon]

13. Born on or after 01-01-1815?

13.  Yes.

 

[Forostar]

Was this person born in Eastern Europe?

(In case which definition? -> any of the countries mentioned on that site is OK)

 

[LooseCannon]

Was this person born in Eastern Europe?

14. Yes, this person was born in Eastern Europe.

 

[Forostar]

15. Has one or more of this person's books been made into a film?

 

[LooseCannon]

15. Has one or more of this person's books been made into a film?

15. To the best of my knowledge, no major picture has been made, but there have been tv adaptations of this person's works, including their first and absolutely most famous publication.

 

[Wästed The Great]

Ok, so an author that was born after 1815, in Eastern Europe, who had his/her most famous work made into a tv show/movie, and was writing in the 20th century.

Hm.

Was this person male?

 

[LooseCannon]

Was this person male?

16. Yes, this period was a man.

Freebie time: This person belonged to a select group of people including Hemingway and Churchill.

 

[Wästed The Great]

Damn, I'm stumped. 

I'll be back later to post a question...

 

[LooseCannon]

New freebie: this person died extremely recently.

 

[Forostar]

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn ?

 

[LooseCannon]

Precisely

 

[Forostar]

This one was tough! Couldn't have done it without that last freebie.

I have one.

 

[Wästed The Great]

Was this person born on/after Jan 1, 1000 AD?

 

[Forostar]

1. Yes, this person was born on/after Jan 1, 1000 AD.

 

[Wästed The Great]

2.  After Jan 1, 1850?

 

[Forostar]

2. Yes, this person was born on/after Jan 1, 1850.

 

[Wästed The Great]

3. After Jan 1, 1900?