Question
This author wrote a novel in which a man who calls himself Imperator leads a group of followers who build Sun City, where everyone works for the common good. Until an original-language manuscript was discovered in Zürich in 2015, a novel by this author was read using an English translation by his partner Daphne Hardy. “A faith is not acquired by reasoning” begins this German-language author’s contribution to The God that Failed. The protagonist of a novel by this author tells sex stories to a man whom he communicates with by tapping on a wall. Gletkin and Ivanov interrogate a man who shares a cell with Number 402, Rubashov, in that novel by this author. For 10 points, name this Hungarian-born author of Darkness at Noon. ■END■
ANSWER: Arthur Koestler (“KEST-ler”) [or Kösztler Artúr]
<European Literature>
= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Richard Niu | Cornell C | Princeton B | 58 | 10 |
Aiden Dartley | Rutgers A | NYU B | 92 | 10 |
Karsten Rynearson | Yale A | Penn B | 94 | 10 |
Ethan Furman | Haverford | Penn A | 108 | 10 |
Albert Zhang | Columbia A | Rutgers B | 111 | -5 |
Lukas Koutsoukos | Yale B | Rowan A | 126 | 0 |
Austin Guo | Princeton A | Bard A | 126 | 10 |
Sam Millenbach | Rowan A | Yale B | 126 | 0 |
Eshan Pant | NYU A | Columbia C | 126 | 10 |