Which writer from the Serbian tradition received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1961?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Ivo Andrić, author of The Bridge on the Drina
- Step 1: The 1961 prize went to a writer from Bosnia who lived in Belgrade. Step 2. He was Ivo Andrić. Answer: Ivo Andrić. Why not the others: Crnjanski, Selimović and Kiš were important writers who did not win it.
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