In a novel by this author that references the works of the fictional composer Yamanaka, the protagonist meets the disliked musician Christoff and the drunken former conductor Brodsky. A character created by this author has his profession guessed by Mr. Carlisle, who gives him a ride back from Moscombe. This author wrote about the concert pianist Ryder in his novel The Unconsoled. In a novel by this author, Reginald Cardinal is angry at his godfather for being tricked by a group that includes Herr Ribbentrop. In a novel by this author, which opens with a letter to Ms. Kenton, a character tries to learn banter for his new employer. A novel by this author focuses on Stevens, the butler of the Nazi sympathizer Lord Darlington. For 10 points, name this author of Remains of the Day. ■END■
| 2024 ACF Winter at Clemson | 2024-11-16 | Y | 8 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 112.13 |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh | 2024-11-16 | Y | 7 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 89.83 |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern | 2024-11-16 | Y | 9 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 90.22 |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State | 2024-11-16 | Y | 7 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 95.86 |
| 2024 ACF Winter at UBC | 2024-11-16 | Y | 3 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 86.67 |
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akshar Goyal | UIUC A | Purdue A | 48 | 10 |
| Shardul Parthasarathy | UIUC B | UChicago C | 48 | 10 |
| Ariel | Pitt A | Michigan B | 52 | 10 |
| Russell Nip (UG) | UBC A | UW B | 56 | 10 |
| Neal Joshi | WashU B | Indiana A | 59 | 10 |
| Jack Rado | Columbia A | Bard A | 60 | 10 |
| Mitch McCullar | Penn State A | Rowan A | 60 | 10 |
| Kevin Wang | Georgia Tech B | Auburn C | 61 | 10 |
| Sinecio Morales | Johns Hopkins A | Penn A | 61 | 10 |
| Shourjo Ganguli (UG) | Ohio State A (UG) | Kenyon A (UG) | 61 | 10 |
| Todd Maslyk | Michigan A | Pitt B (UG) | 66 | 10 |
| Aden Sun | UChicago A | UChicago B | 93 | 10 |
| David Mathew | Purdue B | UIUC C | 98 | 10 |
| Ethan Furman | Haverford A | Lehigh A | 101 | 10 |
| Tai Belke (DII) | UBC B | Alberta | 101 | 10 |
| Truman Fillbrandt (UG) | UW A | SFU | 103 | 10 |
| Davis Johnson | Purdue D | UIUC D | 104 | 10 |
| Michael Zhou | Georgia Tech A | Tusculum A | 105 | 10 |
| Arunn Sankar | Georgia Tech C | Clemson A | 108 | 10 |
| Henry Bylinowski | Auburn A | Tennesse B | 108 | 10 |
| Rohan Navaneetha Raj (DII) | Ohio State B (DII) | CWRU C (UG) | 116 | 10 |
| Conner Yamnitz | WashU C | WashU D | 118 | 10 |
| Peter Zeng (DII) | Ohio State C (DII) | CWRU D (DII) | 118 | 10 |
| Robert Merchant | Alabama A | Georgia Tech F | 121 | 10 |
| Chauncey Lo | Columbia B | Penn B | 121 | 10 |
| Parker McCoig | Tennesse A | Georgia A | 122 | 10 |
| Emily Zen | UChicago D | Miami | 122 | 10 |
| Stephen Walsh | Northwestern A | Purdue C | 122 | 10 |
| Nathan Ouyang (DII) | Michigan D (DII) | Michigan State B (UG) | 122 | 10 |
| Luke Zhang | Emory A | Auburn B | 136 | 10 |
| Tegan Kapadia | Georgia Tech D | South Carolina A | 136 | 10 |
| Maximilian Niebur | Johns Hopkins B | Penn State B | 136 | 10 |
| Mark Tawfik | Rutgers C | Rutgers A | 136 | 0 |
| Alex Wong | Rutgers A | Rutgers C | 136 | 0 |
| Owen Brown (DII) | Kenyon B (DII) | Michigan State C (UG) | 136 | 10 |