Some Helpful Questions To Ask To Get Some Context
- Why did the author write this?
- What is their background?
- What else have they written?
- Where was it written? Was there anything interesting about the writing process?
- What was the political, economic, and cultural situation at the time of writing?
- Has the book been translated or reprinted?
- Did any important events—a war, an economic depression, a change of leadership, the emergence of new technology—happen during the writing of the book?
- What was happening in the world during the time the novel is set? This is particularly useful to ask when it comes to fiction.
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