For what primary reason did Miłosz defect to France?
To work as a professor
Due to threats from communist authorities
To study French literature
Due to a personal family matter
Answer
The primary reason for Miłosz's defection to France was his growing disillusionment with the communist regime in Poland. He found himself increasingly at odds with the government's policies and felt his intellectual freedom and personal safety were compromised. Fearing persecution and further constraints on his literary work, Miłosz made the decision to leave Poland and seek refuge in the West, eventually settling in France.
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