Question

In a novel by this author, a character who believes that he becomes whatever he is looking at tries to eat himself when he looks at soup. While in a fake taxi in a foreign country, the protagonist of a novel by this author is pulled over by fake police in another taxi, before being pulled over again by the real police in a third taxi. In a novel by this author, the crusader Agilulf joins Charlemagne’s army despite only (-5[1])being a set of (*) floating armor. In a novel by (10[1])this author, the writer Silas Flannery is translated by the chaos-inducing (-5[1])Ermes Marana. That novel by this author of The Nonexistent Knight centers around several misprinted books read by Ludmilla and you, the protagonist. (10[1])For 10 points, name this Italian author of the second-person novel If (10[1])on a winter’s night a traveler. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Italo Calvino [or Italo Giovanni Calvino Mameli]
<MM, European Literature>
= Average correct buzz position

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Raymond WangCornell EarthCornell Wind79-5
Nathan ZhangCornell WindCornell Earth8910
Forrest WeintraubColumbia Ly-αRIT100-5
Darryl WangRochester ACornell Fire12310
Gianna PetineRochester BRochester C13510
Cade ReinbergerRITColumbia Ly-α14210

Summary

2023 ILLIAC (Cornell)2023-10-21Y4100%0%50%122.25