Which Nobel-winning author of The Stranger was born in Algeria in 1913?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Albert Camus, who won the Nobel Prize in 1957
- Step 1: Camus was born near Annaba and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957. Step 2. Compare each option with this fact and discard those that conflict with it. Answer: Albert Camus, who won the Nobel Prize in 1957. Why not the others: Jean-Paul Sartre, André Gide and Louis Aragon do not fit the fact above; they describe different things or do not match the question.
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