Question

At the end of a novel by this author, a woman puts her arms around a mysterious neighbor in a white dressing gown and pulls him onto her bed while saying, “Yes - yes - yes…” This author fell into obscurity until that novel was adapted into a radio play by Selma Vaz Dias. (15[1])In another novel by this author, a girl runs out of her burning house towards her former friend, Tia, who throws a jagged (15[1])rock (15[1]-5[1])at her (15[1])forehead, drawing blood. (15[1])Enno abandons his wife (*) Sasha Jensen (10[1]-5[1])in (10[1])this author’s 1939 novel (10[2])Good Morning, Midnight. (10[5])Another (10[2])novel (10[1])by this author concludes with a woman (10[1])holding a candle, poised to burn down a house where she is confined to an upstairs room. (10[2])In that novel, that woman’s husband (10[1])insists on calling her “Bertha” instead (10[1])of her (10[1])true name, Antoinette Cosway. (10[1])For 10 points, name this author of Wide Sargasso Sea. ■END■

ANSWER: Jean Rhys [or Ella Gwendolyn Rees Williams]
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Summary

2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y6100%17%17%93.33
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%33%0%92.67
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y3100%33%0%103.00
2023 BHSU @ Yale04/08/2023Y3100%33%0%87.33
2023 BHSU Online04/15/2023Y4100%25%25%101.75
2023 BHSU @ Sheffield04/15/2023Y2100%0%0%96.50
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo04/15/2023Y3100%0%0%126.67

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Connor MayersMaryland AThe Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Negs5315
Nathan ZhangHutto HipposRollin in from Sturgis, The Cheyne Gang7615
Amogh KulkarniCornell C++What is BH! And you are asking me? BHSU77-5
Caroline Maonats is supposed to mean you all have gone softColumbia B7715
Steven YuanBerkeley BBerkeley A7915
Alston BoydChicago BWUSTL8215
Mitch McCullarIllinoisMojo Shojo8810
John LawrenceAmartya Senpai Notice MePurdue88-5
Rahul KeyalWatching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People AgainUG Championship Players (and Mazin)8910
Matt JacksonChicago AMichigan9310
Owen RileyThe Enrique Trastamara Military Academy BDr. Christopher Manners, MD – Samarra, Iraq9310
Stephen Liu[Insert Lawyer Joke Here]Stanford A9610
Jordan BrownsteinMaryland B-Epic Games9610
Shourjo GanguliOSUNorthwestern9610
KrolMagisters LudiBroken Imperial Nomads9610
Jaimie Carlsonmeet the new weird, same as the old weirdOlmo (Bonus) Bagelry9610
Jim FanFan-tastic Negs and Where to Find ThemRutgers Diaspora9710
BenBuzzers KaramazovOxford Hornets9710
King VidorWhat is BH! And you are asking me? BHSUCornell C++9810
Quynh PhungPurdueAmartya Senpai Notice Me10510
Henry AtkinsNeg 5! Playing Quizbowl, Liddy StyleCameron et al.12210
Benjamin ChapmanThe Passion According to C.H.Parth et al.12210
Jonathan MaginMaryland B+Glass Onyen: A Knives Out Mystery12810
Ankit AggarwalIt's JoeverStanford B13410
Ian ChowMilan et al.The Vulture's Guide to Buzz13610
Ash SeetharamanHouston and FriendsCornell B-14010