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What type of literature combines the amusing and the grim sides of life? 

    A. SatireB. TragicomedyC. Informational writingD. Realistic drama

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The answer would be Satire. 

Satire is the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

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B. Tragicomedy

Tragicomedy is a literary genre that combines both tragic and comic elements, it brings together the amusing and the grim sides of life

One of the many examples of this genre is the work of Samuel Beckett: Endgame (1958), whereby the author depicts situations where he suggests that beginnings and endings are intertwined, that existence is cyclical (For example, it makes references to Christ, whose death gave birth to a new religion), he conveys the message that life is absurd and meaningless, and perhaps laughter is the best response to that. There's a line, said by one of the characters, that best portray the play: "Nothing is funnier than unhappiness".

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