Literary Lineage

Every book has ancestors.

Name one and follow the works that shaped it, and the works that shaped those, back through the centuries to the oldest writing we have.

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Recently traced

  1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, J. K. Rowling 33 works, back to Iliad and Odyssey
  2. A Sentimental Education (L'Éducation sentimentale), Gustave Flaubert 33 works, back to The Odyssey and The Iliad
  3. The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway 25 works, back to Ecclesiastes (Qohelet) and The Gospel of Mark