Which Swiss author was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1919?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Carl Spitteler
- Step 1: Carl Spitteler won the 1919 prize, the first Swiss writer to do so. Answer: Carl Spitteler. Why not the others: Hermann Hesse, Max Frisch and Gottfried Keller don't fit.
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