Question

``The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist'' is a 2010 publication of Harvard University Press of which of the following authors?

• A. Orhan Pamuk
• B. J.M. Coetzee
• C. Partha Chatterjee
• D. Ben Okri

Hint:

Orhan Pamuk’s works often blend Eastern and Western styles — remember this essay title came from his Harvard lectures.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Recognize the title
“The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist” is a literary criticism and essay collection by Orhan Pamuk, the Turkish Nobel Laureate in Literature. Step 2: Publisher and Year
The book was published by Harvard University Press in 2010 and was based on a series of lectures Pamuk delivered at Harvard. Step 3: Eliminate options
(b) Coetzee — also Nobel laureate, but unrelated to this title.
(c) Partha Chatterjee — Indian political theorist, not literary novelist.
(d) Ben Okri — Nigerian poet and novelist, but not the author of this book.
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