Question

In a novel by this author, an unnamed saxophone teacher attempts to vicariously play matchmaker for her students Julia and Isolde, (15[1])while the drama student Stanley puts on a play about the affair between Isolde's older sister Victoria (15[1])and her teacher Mr. Saladin. In another novel by this author, the protagonist claims to have seen the ghost of Emery Staines aboard the Godspeed after learning that Staines disappeared (-5[1])the same night Anna Wetherell was found (-5[1])unconscious and Crosbie Wells was found murdered. (15[2])That novel by this author begins with aspiring gold (*) prospector Walter (10[2])Moody (10[2]-5[1])arriving (10[1])in (10[1])Hokitika, where he encounters a council of twelve men who each correspond to a zodiac sign. (10[1])The Rehearsal (-5[1])is by, for 10 points, what New Zealand-based author, who became the youngest-ever Booker winner for (10[1])2013's The Luminaries? ■END■ (10[3]0[4])

ANSWER: Eleanor Catton
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Summary

2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y4100%25%25%85.25
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y367%0%33%131.00
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y3100%67%0%70.67
2023 BHSU @ Yale04/08/2023Y367%0%0%92.50
2023 BHSU @ Sheffield04/15/2023Y2100%50%50%107.00
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo04/15/2023Y367%0%33%101.50

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ned TagtmeierChicago AChicago B+2015
Eve FleisigBerkeley AStanford B3715
Mitch McCullarIllinois A+Epic Games67-5
KrolMagisters LudiOxford Hornets74-5
Tim MorrisonStanford ABerkeley B8115
EnochBroken Imperial NomadsBuzzers Karamazov8115
Mattias EhatammThe Vulture's Guide to BuzzNeg 5! Playing Quizbowl, Liddy Style9210
Kevin Wangmeet the new weird, same as the old weirdUG Championship Players (and Mazin)9210
Ashish SubramanianGlass Onyen: A Knives Out MysteryRutgers Diaspora93-5
Jordan BrownsteinMaryland B-OSU9310
Rahul KeyalWatching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People Againnats is supposed to mean you all have gone soft9310
Hari ParameswaranIt's Joever[Insert Lawyer Joke Here]9410
John LawrenceAmartya Senpai Notice MeMojo Shojo9510
Ian ChowMilan et al.Parth et al.11110
Tony ChenThe Passion According to C.H.Cameron et al.113-5
Caleb KendrickMaryland AMaryland B+12910
Jonathan ShaufThe Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 NegsFan-tastic Negs and Where to Find Them1330
Darren PetrosinoRutgers DiasporaGlass Onyen: A Knives Out Mystery13310
Jim FanFan-tastic Negs and Where to Find ThemThe Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Negs1330
Andrew NadigEpic GamesIllinois A+13310
DaoudOxford HornetsMagisters Ludi13310
Andrej VukovicCameron et al.The Passion According to C.H.1330
Noah SheidlowerColumbia BOlmo (Bonus) Bagelry1330