Why do the last poems of Miklos Radnoti survive?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. They were in a notebook found on his body after his death
- Step 1: Radnoti was a forced labourer who died on a march in 1944. Step 2. His notebook was found in a coat pocket when the bodies were exhumed in 1946. Answer: A notebook found on his body. Why not the others: The poems were not published or memorised during the war.
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