Question

In a short story from this country, an author reads an encyclopedia entry about a land made up of Berkelian idealists. That author from this country wrote The Invention of Morel. (10[1])Characters search for Vindications in a story from this country in which Purifiers seek to destroy meaningless works in its central location. (10[1])Adolfo Bioy Casares (“bee-OY cah-SAH-rez”) hails from this country, as does an author who described Yu Tsun’s attempt to create a book that is simultaneously (10[1])a labyrinth in one short story. (10[1])For 10 points, name this home country of the author of The Library (10[1])of Babel and The (-5[1])Garden (10[1])of Forking Paths, Jorge Luis Borges. ■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: Argentina [or the Argentine Republic or Republica Argentina]
<Literature - World Literature>
= Average correct buzz position

Back to tossups

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
KeeganColumbia BNYU A3010
Saif Virani (UG)FordhamRowan5210
Ivy Chen (DII)PrincetonUniversity of Delaware B7510
Patrick Torre (DII)MarylandRutgers8110
Frank Paz (DII)Swarthmore ANYU C9410
Miles Jaffee (DII)LehighNYU B98-5
Alex Shi (DII)Swarthmore BUniversity of Delaware A9910
Nat KuNYU BLehigh1060

Summary

2023 ACF Fall (Rutgers)10/14/2023Y786%0%14%71.83