Question
This author reveled in the cruelty of their stories, insisting, according to Daniel Balderston, that their “cruelest stories” were chosen first for translation. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this author who described the mysteriously manifesting guilt as the spy Luis befriends the rancher’s son Armando in “The Imposter.” This author also wrote “Leopoldina’s Dream.”
ANSWER: Silvina Ocampo
[10e] Silvina Ocampo was from this country and collaborated with her compatriot Jorge Luis Borges on the short story collection The Book of Fantasy.
ANSWER: Argentina [or Argentine Republic or República Argentina]
[10m] Silvina’s sister Victoria founded this landmark Argentinian literary magazine in 1931, which was edited by numerous Argentine literary giants throughout its 61-year run.
ANSWER: Sur [reject “El Sur”]
<JF, World and Other Literature>
Summary
| 2023 ARCADIA at Duke | Emory, Duke, Yale | Y | 4 | 7.50 | 50% | 25% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Emory | Emory, Duke, Yale | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Imperial | Imperial | Y | 5 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Maryland | Maryland, Online | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Ohio State | Ohio State, Texas | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA Online | Maryland, Online | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Texas | Ohio State, Texas | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
Data
| South Carolina A | Duke | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| North Carolina B | James Madison A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| James Madison B | NC State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Carolina B | North Carolina A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |