Question

A novel by this author contains the story of a secluded Prince who spends ten years burning books in an obsessive quest to become “himself.” The even-numbered chapters of a novel by this author are all articles by a missing journalist that the protagonist pursues and then impersonates (15[1])while looking for his own wife, Ruya, (-5[1])who is also missing. In that novel by this author, (*) Galip becomes obsessed (10[1])with a writer later found dead, Jelal. In another novel by this author, a man is murdered after preparing a secret book of artworks (10[1])in the Venetian style. (10[1])Artistic subjects (10[1])like a tree and Satan narrate chapters of that novel by this author, (10[1])which centers on an investigation by Black. For 10 points, name this author of colorfully-titled novels like The Black Book and My Name is Red. ■END■

ANSWER: Orhan Pamuk
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Mitch McCullarIllinois A+Northwestern4715
Nick JensenMojo ShojoChicago54-5
John LawrenceAmartya Senpai Notice MeMaryland B-6710
Chris RayOSUPurdue9110
Charles HangWUSTLEpic Games9510
Ned TagtmeierChicagoMojo Shojo9710
Alston BoydChicago B+Michigan11010

Summary

2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y6100%17%17%84.50
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%0%33%123.33
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y3100%0%33%103.67
2023 BHSU Online04/15/2023Y4100%25%25%101.50
2023 BHSU @ Sheffield04/15/2023Y2100%0%0%99.00