Question

This author wrote a novel in which a man who calls himself Imperator leads a group of followers who build Sun City, where everyone works for the common good. Until an original-language manuscript was discovered in Zürich in 2015, a novel by this author was read using an English translation by his partner Daphne Hardy. “A faith is not (10[1])acquired by reasoning” begins this German-language author’s contribution to The God that Failed. The protagonist of a novel by this author tells sex stories to a man whom he communicates with by tapping on (10[1])a wall. (10[1])Gletkin and Ivanov interrogate a man who shares a cell with Number 402, Rubashov, (10[1])in that novel (-5[1])by this author. For 10 points, name this Hungarian-born author of Darkness at Noon. ■END■ (10[2]0[2])

ANSWER: Arthur Koestler (“KEST-ler”) [or Kösztler Artúr]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Richard NiuCornell CPrinceton B5810
Aiden DartleyRutgers ANYU B9210
Karsten RynearsonYale APenn B9410
Ethan FurmanHaverfordPenn A10810
Albert ZhangColumbia ARutgers B111-5
Austin GuoPrinceton ABard A12610
Eshan PantNYU AColumbia C12610
Sam MillenbachRowan AYale B1260
Lukas KoutsoukosYale BRowan A1260

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