Question

The protagonist of a novel by this author is a time traveler who becomes Lilith’s lover and stops Abraham from sacrificing Isaac. After fainting in a crowded church, the protagonist of a novel by this author realizes that all of the people depicted in the church’s artworks have had their eyes (15[1])covered with paint or cloth. The title character of a novel (15[1])by this author is forced to sacrifice his favorite sheep while apprenticed to a (*) shepherd, who is the Devil in disguise. (10[1])This author (-5[1])created (10[1])a woman who stabs the leader of a group of thugs in the throat with scissors (10[1])while (10[1])living in a hospital (10[1])ward with the girl with dark glasses. (10[1])A novel by this author (10[2])begins with a city falling victim to the “white sickness,” (10[2])to which only the doctor’s wife is immune. For 10 points, name this Portuguese author of Blindness. (10[3])■END■ (0[2])

ANSWER: José Saramago [or José de Sousa Saramago] (The first novel is Cain.)
<CM, European Literature>
= Average correct buzz position

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jack ObermanSouth Carolina ANorth Carolina B5015
Logan HaynesGeorgia BGeorgia Tech D6115
Coby TranGanon Evans Fan ClubFarrellmagnetism8210
Ariel FaederMSU A and FriendArizona State84-5
Yashwanth BajjiMichigan A Michigan B 8510
Jisoo YooTexas ATexas C10110
Kevin WangGeorgia Tech CGeorgia A10210
ShourjoOhio State AKenyon A10610
Robbie HahnTAMUTAG Magnet: Taylor's Version11310
Ivan StanisavljevicDukeJames Madison A11810
Quentin MotGeorgia Tech BEmory A11810
William BarnesTennessee AGeorgia Tech A12810
Owen GilroyTexas BHCC12810
Dominik MystkowskiNC StateSouth Carolina B14510
Anh Khoa TranZen and the Art of BuzzingBoston College14510
Stefan Stealey-EuchnerArizona StateMSU A and Friend14510
JacobTeam 2Kenyon B1460
CaseyKenyon BTeam 21460