W.B. Yeats received the Nobel Prize for literature in the year ?
Correct answer: D. 1923
- A. 1938
- B. 1925
- C. 1932
- D. 1923
Explanation
W. B. Yeats received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923, recognised for poetry that gives expression to the spirit of an entire nation. The other dates do not match his award.
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