whose book is that = who wrote that book?

[ademoglu]

Hi,

Let's say that my friend reads a book and, when I asks her what she reads, she says, Black Skin White Masks. Not knowing who is its author, I ask, ''Whose book is that?''

My question is: Can we say 'whose book is that' instead of 'who wrote that book?/who is the author?'

I may be thinking in Turkish, which languge we can use that structure in the very same meaning.

Thanks.

 

[Roman55]

I am not a teacher.

I would probably say something like, "Who's that by?"

 

[MikeNewYork]

"Whose book is that" could be an inquiry about possession rather than authorship.

 

[Tdol]

"Whose book is that" could be an inquiry about possession rather than authorship.

And that would be my automatic interpretation. The authorship angle would not be first on my list.