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Who coined the phrase 'Lost Generation' ?

Correct answer: B. Gertude Stein

  • A. Hemingway
  • B. Gertude Stein
  • C. F. Scott Fitzserald
  • D. Sherwood Anderson

Explanation

Gertrude Stein popularised the phrase “Lost Generation” in connection with writers shaped by the disillusionment following the First World War. Hemingway became strongly associated with the group, but he did not coin the phrase.

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