FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
JAMES JOYCE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Switzerland
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Germany
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Ireland
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Oscar Wilde is born on October 16, 1854 in Dublin, Ireland. He grew up in Ireland and went to England to attend Oxford, where he graduated with honors in 1878.
Detailed explanation-2: -Anglo-Irish poet, satirist, essayist, and political pamphleteer Jonathan Swift was born in Dublin, Ireland. He spent much of his early adult life in England before returning to Dublin to serve as Dean of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin for the last 30 years of his life.
Detailed explanation-3: -Irish novelist and short-story writer Edna O’Brien was born on 15 December 1930 in Tuamgraney, County Clare, Ireland. She was educated at the Convent of Mercy in Loughrea, County Galway, and at the Pharmaceutical College of Ireland.
Detailed explanation-4: -2004 Recipient of The Order of Australia, General Division To the Late Emeritus Scientia Professor Patrick James O’Farrell, For service to education as an academic, researcher and administrator, particularly in the field of Irish history and its contribution to Australian society and culture.