Question

In a novel, this person publishes a few “pseudo-poems” randomly generated on an Atlas Computer from The Heights of Macchu Picchu. Another novel begins with excerpts from this person’s notebooks interrupted by annotations like “to be expanded on: his father’s response to the times as compared to his own.” After this person’s death, Julia and other acquaintances from the 70s describe how this person was “not built for love” in interviews (15[1])with his unscrupulous biographer, Mr. Vincent. This fictionalized person is the protagonist of an (*) “autrebiographical” (“OH-truh biographical”) trilogy of novels that depict him writing a thesis on Ford Madox Ford and working for IBM after graduating from the University of Cape Town. (10[2])For 10 points, name this real-life author (10[1])of (10[1])Boyhood, Youth, (10[1])and Summertime (10[2]-5[1])whose other fictional alter egos include Elizabeth Costello. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: J. M. Coetzee [or John Coetzee or John Maxwell Coetzee; reject “Elizabeth Costello”] (“John Coetzee” does in fact die between Youth and Summertime.)
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Summary

2023 Chicago Open08/05/2023Y10100%10%10%115.10

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Nick JensenThe Catastrophic Implosion of Packet SubCurse you, Periplus the Platypus!7015
Matt BollingerTeam Name Think DetailBHSU11010
Jordan BrownsteinThe Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host ClubSaint Peter Andre 300011010
Ned TagtmeierIn Search of Things Pastremembrance of lost time11710
William GoldenRomanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni GrillThe anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.)11810
Richard YuI would prefer not to[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?12010
Mitch McCullarDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid TooEvans Hall destruction awaiters12210
Milan FernandezThe CanadiansHang et al., Robert Browning12210
Jim FanQuasicrystal SilenceTeach Us to Outgrow Our Ladness122-5
Jaimie CarlsonTeach Us to Outgrow Our LadnessQuasicrystal Silence13110
Cole HartungI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big troublewave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gp13110