Question

In a novella, after this activity is interrupted by a murder victim’s scream, a jolted Anne Desbaresdes (day-bar-ED) enters an affair with the factory worker Chauvin. A character who performs this activity professionally smashes a glass and puts the shards in a romantic rival’s coat pocket to mutilate her hand. A nouveau roman by Marguerite Duras is titled in reference to this activity, which also titles a novel whose protagonist urinates on herself while spying on a Turkish man (*) having sex. In a novel titled for this activity, the protagonist enters into a masochistic relationship with her student Walter Klemmer, who (-5[1])subsequently rapes her. For 10 points, Erika Kohut is the protagonist of a novel by Elfriede Jelinek, and its film adaptation by Michael Haneke, about what artistic pursuit? (10[1]) ■END■

ANSWER: playing piano [or teaching piano; prompt on teaching or performing music] (The novels discussed are Moderato Cantabile and The Piano Teacher.)
<MB>
= Average correct buzz position

Back to tossups

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Caleb KendrickMaryland ARutgers Diaspora100-5
Emmett LaurieRutgers DiasporaMaryland A12810

Summary

2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y6100%50%0%76.50
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y1100%0%100%128.00