Question
The protagonist of this novel turns himself into a dust storm while travelling through a volatile region en route to the pyramids. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this Portuguese-language 1988 novel in which a fortune-teller tells Santiago to go to Egypt to find buried treasure, only for him to discover that the treasure is in the exact spot in Spain he started in.
ANSWER: The Alchemist [or O Alquimista]
[10e] The author of The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho, is one of the many Portuguese-speaking authors from this South American country.
ANSWER: Brazil [accept República Federativa do Brasil]
[10h] Other fortune-tellers in Brazilian literature include Madame Carlota, who tells the protagonist of this novel that she will meet a wealthy foreigner only for her to be run over immediately by a yellow car.
ANSWER: The Hour of the Star [or A hora da estrela] (by Clarice Lispector)
Summary
| 2023 UMN COOT | 08/19/2023 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
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