Question

In a novel by an author with this last name, the villagers think that the main character will grow up to be a great man because his birth coincided with a drought ending and a Red Cross airdrop. In another novel by an author with this last name, a retired judge shows his disdain for his native country by eating chapatis (15[1])with a knife and a fork. (15[1]-5[1])That novel by an author with this last name juxtaposes the converging experiences of the mountain-dwelling (*) Sai and the Manhattan resident Biju. Another novel by an author with this last (-5[2])name centers on Sampath Chawla climbing up a tree in the title location and acting as a clairvoyant “holy man.” This is the last name of the author of the Booker Prize-winning novel The Inheritance (10[1])of Loss (10[3])and (10[2])Hullabaloo (10[1])in the Guava Orchard. (10[1])For 10 points, give this last name shared by an Indian author (-5[1])with the first name Kiran (10[1])and her mother Anita. (10[2])■END■ (10[1]0[12])

ANSWER: Desai [accept Kiran Desai; accept Anita Desai]
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Summary

2023 ARCADIA at DukeEmory, Duke, YaleY367%33%0%113.00
2023 ARCADIA at EmoryEmory, Duke, YaleY367%0%33%147.50
2023 ARCADIA at ImperialImperialY5100%20%20%125.00
2023 ARCADIA at MarylandMaryland, OnlineY250%0%0%156.00
2023 ARCADIA OnlineMaryland, OnlineY2100%0%0%133.00
2023 ARCADIA at TexasOhio State, TexasY333%0%33%133.00
2023 ARCADIA at Ohio StateOhio State, TexasY333%0%33%134.00

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Omer KeskinOxfordEdinburgh6015
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Enoch YuenImperial ADurham96-5
Shourjo GanguliOhio State A Ohio State B96-5
Matthew SpryImperial BCambridge B13110
Roan DowlingGanon Evans Fan ClubArizona State13310
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Kion YouTexas CTAMU13310
Kevin WangGeorgia Tech CGeorgia Tech D13410
BiyangMichigan AKenyon B13410
Thomas HartWarwickBristol13510
Faiz AhmedBirminghamCambridge A13910
Chinmay MurthyTexas AHCC151-5
Sinecio MoralesJohns HopkinsGeorgetown15610
Benjamin McAvoy-BickfordNorth Carolina BNC State16010
Michael KohnDurhamImperial A16010
Vedang SinghalNorth Carolina ADuke1610
Aditya SharmaDukeNorth Carolina A1610
Aidan LeahyGeorgia AEmory A16110
Arunn SankarGeorgia Tech AGeorgia B1610
Logan HaynesGeorgia BGeorgia Tech A1610
Connor MayersMaryland AGeorge Washington A1610
Andrew AmygdalosGeorge Washington AMaryland A1610
AidenKenyon AMichigan B1610
Jacob GoodsonOhio State BOhio State A 1610
KevinMichigan BKenyon A1610
Pablo LloydHCCTexas A1610
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