Can you name a few great opening lines of novels that are less well - known?
The opening of 'The Shadow of the Wind' by Carlos Ruiz Zafón: 'I first met my father in 1945, in the hospital pharmacy where he worked in Barcelona.' It's a simple yet effective start that draws you into the story of the relationship between the narrator and his father and the mystery that will unfold in the streets of Barcelona.
The opening of 'The Name of the Wind' by Patrick Rothfuss: 'I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow - kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep.' This line is a bold start, introducing the protagonist as someone with a lot of stories and adventures, making the reader eager to learn more about him.
In 'The Virgin Suicides' by Jeffrey Eugenides, it starts with 'On the morning the last Lisbon daughter took her turn at suicide - it was Mary this time, and sleeping pills, like Therese - the two paramedics arrived at the house knowing exactly where the knife drawer was, and the gas oven, and the beam in the basement from which it was possible to tie a rope.' This opening line is full of intrigue and immediately makes the reader want to know more about the Lisbon daughters and their tragic fates.
Can you name some great opening scenes from well - known novels?
Sure. 'Moby - Dick' by Herman Melville starts with 'Call me Ishmael.' It's a simple yet powerful opening that draws the reader in, making them curious about who Ishmael is and what his story will be. It has a certain allure that has made it one of the most famous opening lines in literature.
Can you name a few musicals based on a true story that are less well - known?
Sure. 'Bonnie & Clyde' is a musical based on the true story of the infamous criminal couple. It shows their life, crimes and the public's fascination with them. Another one is 'Grey Gardens'. It's based on the real - life mother - daughter relationship of Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale and Edith Bouvier Beale. Their eccentric lives in a decaying mansion were the inspiration for this musical.
Can you name a few best opening lines from classic novels?
The opening of 'Anna Karenina' by Leo Tolstoy, 'All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.' is very thought - provoking. It makes the reader think about family dynamics and what differentiates happy from unhappy families, which is a central theme in the novel as we follow the story of Anna Karenina and her family.
Can you name some of the best in scifi novels that are less well - known?
There's 'The City & the City' by China Miéville. It's a unique scifi novel that has a strange concept of two cities that exist in the same physical space but are culturally and socially distinct. And 'Flowers for Algernon' by Daniel Keyes, which while not as well - known as some big - name scifi novels, is a very moving story about a man's transformation through an experimental procedure that enhances his intelligence.
Can you name some best Afghanistan novels that are less well - known?
'The Pearl that Broke Its Shell' by Nadia Hashimi is a great but less - known Afghanistan novel. It tells the parallel stories of two Afghan women from different generations who both struggle with the constraints placed on them by Afghan society. It's a powerful exploration of gender roles and female agency in Afghanistan.
Can you list a few name of well known novels?
Also, '1984' by George Orwell is quite famous. It's a dystopian novel that depicts a totalitarian society where the government has extreme control over every aspect of people's lives. The concepts in this book like 'Big Brother' and 'doublethink' have become part of popular culture.
Can you name a few best opening lines in classic sci - fi novels?
Sure. 'Foundation' by Isaac Asimov starts with 'His name was Gaal Dornick and he was just a country boy who had never seen Trantor before.' It's a simple introduction that draws you into the story of this ordinary person about to be plunged into extraordinary events in a vast galactic empire.
Can you give some well - known best opening lines of science fiction books?
Sure. 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' by Douglas Adams has the great opening 'Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun.' It quickly establishes a sense of the vastness of the universe and the insignificance of our own little corner. It also has a touch of humor which is characteristic of Adams' writing.
What are some great opening lines of novels?
One great opening line is from 'Pride and Prejudice' by Jane Austen: 'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.' This line sets the tone for the whole story which is centered around marriage and social status in the 19th - century English society.
What are some great opening lines in novels?
In '1984' by George Orwell, the opening line 'It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.' is very striking. It creates an immediate sense of unease and a feeling that something is amiss in this dystopian world. The abnormal time - keeping makes the reader curious about what kind of world this is where the rules are so different from our own.