Arrange the following works of literature chronologically
based on their year of publication:

A. The English Patient
B. The Swinging Bridge
C. Lives of Girls and Women
D. Family Matters
E. Birnam Wood

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The correct option is C, A, D, B, E.

To arrange these works of literature in chronological order, we can identify the publication year and author for each work:
• C. Lives of Girls and Women: Published in 1971, written by the Canadian author Alice Munro.
• A. The English Patient: Published in 1992, written by the Sri Lankan-Canadian novelist Michael Ondaatje.
• D. Family Matters: Published in 2002, written by the Indian-Canadian author Rohinton Mistry.
• B. The Swinging Bridge: Published in 2003, written by the Trinidadian-Canadian author Ramabai Espinet.
• E. Birnam Wood: Published in 2023, written by the New Zealand author Eleanor Catton.

Arranging these years in ascending order (from the earliest to the most recent):
1971 (C) → 1992 (A) → 2002 (D) → 2003 (B) → 2023 (E)

Therefore, the correct chronological sequence is C, A, D, B, E.