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To where did Auden travel to write books?

  • Iceland and China

  • America and Russia

  • France and Spain

  • Australia and New Zealand

Answer

Auden traveled to Iceland and China to write books. He spent several months in Iceland in 1936, where he wrote the poem "The Shield of Achilles". He also traveled to China in 1938, where he met with Mao Zedong and wrote the poem "In Time of War".
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