The Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda adopted his pen name in honor of which Czech writer?
- Franz Kafka
- Jan Neruda
- Milan Kundera
- 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.