The Old Man and the Sea is noteworthy in twentieth century fiction, reaffirming Hemingway's worldwide literary prominence.

• A. 
  as well as being a significant factor in his selection for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954
• B. 
  he was a significant factor in his selection for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954
• C. 
  a significant factor because of he was selected for the Nobel Prize in Literature in1954
• D. 
  but to be a significant factor in his selection for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954