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Question

The winner of 1999 Nobel prize for literature is:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Novelist

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Novelist”.
The winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature was Günter Grass, a renowned novelist.

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