Question

In this novel, two scholars yell, “This one is for Salman Rushdie,” and, “This one (15[1])is for the ghost of Valerie Solanas,” as they beat a cab driver (15[1])for calling them pimps. A character in this novel is disappointed to meet a pharmacist who prefers “perfect exercises” like “Bartleby the Scrivener” to Moby-Dick. In this novel, a famously well-endowed general is crucified naked by his own troops, four years after attending a party at (*) Dracula’s castle. At the end of this novel, a character sitting on a park bench eats ice cream and learns its history (10[1])from a descendant of Fürst Pückler. A criminal who urinates in churches appears in this novel’s brutal fourth section, (10[2])which is set in the same city in which Rosa lives with her father, Professor Amalfitano. (10[1])For 10 points, name this five-part meganovel centered on the mysterious author Archimboldi, (10[1])written (10[1])by (10[1])Roberto Bolaño ■END■

ANSWER: 2666
<Henry Atkins, World Literature>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Matt BollingerTeam Name Think DetailThe Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host Club1415
Aseem KeyalThe Catastrophic Implosion of Packet SubThe Canadians2715
Taylor HarveySaint Peter Andre 3000BHSU9510
Rahul KeyalThe anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.)Evans Hall destruction awaiters11410
Vittal BhatQuasicrystal SilenceRomanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni Grill11410
Ned TagtmeierIn Search of Things PastCurse you, Periplus the Platypus!13010
Eric Bobrowwave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gp[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?14310
Mazin OmerDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Tooremembrance of lost time14410
Richard YuI would prefer not toI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big trouble14510

Summary

2023 Chicago Open08/05/2023Y9100%22%0%102.89