The only novel written by a childless aristocrat and sometimes described as the "Gone with the Wind" of the country (and the region) in which it is set, it became a film directed by the last male descendant of a famed noble family associated with a very different part of the same nation. What is it?

gmackematix

Are we talking about the life of Musashi Miyamoto, a samurai famous for his two sword fighting technique? Jul 01 05, 3:30 AM

lanfranco

No, but that's a rather interesting answer. I'll have to look it up. Jul 03 05, 6:30 PM

peasypod

Something tells me this is a pea attribute, so I'd better be grateful and start scratching about for the answer. ;) Jul 03 05, 6:40 PM

lanfranco

Think spots, not peas. Jul 04 05, 12:06 PM

lanfranco

Perhaps I should add that thinking about little round things could certainly help, but the little round green items will not. Jul 05 05, 5:06 PM

peasypod

AHA! It was the grapes that did it... The Leopard! (Il Gattopardo) http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Giuseppe-Tomasi-Di-Lampedusa Aug 23 05, 6:24 AM

lanfranco

Fantastico, peasy! One of my very favorite novels, worth several rereadings. Aug 23 05, 4:02 PM

peasypod

That one drove me nuts, I tell ya. Aug 23 05, 4:26 PM

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It was utilised by someone who was sometimes referred to as a 'swan' and is a famed title of a novel written by someone who was once declared 'unfair' by critics. Derived from the Romans, it came as an admonition and specifically if the sinister one was responsive. What is it, and who were the 'authors'? Which country's language became a written language in 1972? What specifically connects an unknown starving English author who became famous for portraying his own drug addiction, a very well known novel written as a result of a bet, and a word meaning 'to praise'? In what film does the hero move back and forth in time, sometimes on a distant planet, sometimes in World War II, and sometimes as an optometrist living with his family?

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