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The Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda adopted his pen name in honor of which Czech writer?

  1. Franz Kafka
  2. Jan Neruda
  3. Milan Kundera
  4. Karel Čapek

Answer: Jan Neruda

Born Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto, the Chilean poet chose 'Pablo Neruda' to honor the Czech poet Jan Neruda and to hide his poetry from his strict father.

Topic Pen Names
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