Question

In a comic story by this author, a factory worker who lies about his cricket skills somehow manages to hit a six before the match ends due to rain. A novel by this author contains a long stream-of-consciousness passage that begins by describing summer coming to the city and girls changing their winter coats for light (15[1])frocks. In that novel by this author, a woman threatens to call the police on a starving man who catches a pigeon in a park. Attendees of “fetes” in a novel by this author include a man nicknamed for being (*) “blacker than midnight,” Five past Twelve. This author shared a typewriter with George Lamming while coincidentally crossing the Atlantic on the same ship. (10[1])Moses Ascending (10[1]-5[1])is a sequel to a novel by this author that follows immigrants like Tolroy and Galahad (10[1])and is written in creole English. For 10 points, name this Trinidadian-British author of The Lonely Londoners. (10[1])■END■ (10[4]0[1])

ANSWER: Sam Selvon [or Samuel Dickson Selvon]
<Henry Atkins, British Literature>
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Summary

2023 Chicago Open08/05/2023Y1090%10%10%133.11

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Will NedigerThe Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host ClubBHSU5515
Nick JensenThe Catastrophic Implosion of Packet SubThe anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.)11810
Matt BollingerTeam Name Think DetailSaint Peter Andre 300012010
Ethan Ashbrook[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?Quasicrystal Silence120-5
John LawrenceCurse you, Periplus the Platypus!Romanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni Grill13610
Mitch McCullarDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid TooHang et al., Robert Browning15310
Ali HamzehI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big troubleEvans Hall destruction awaiters15410
Ned TagtmeierIn Search of Things PastI would prefer not to15410
Jim FanQuasicrystal Silence[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?15410
Milan FernandezThe Canadianswave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gp1540
Connor Mayersremembrance of lost timeTeach Us to Outgrow Our Ladness15410