Question

In a comic story by this author, a factory worker who lies about his cricket skills somehow manages to hit a six before the match ends due to rain. A novel by this author contains a long stream-of-consciousness passage that begins by describing summer coming to the city and girls changing their winter coats for light (15[1])frocks. In that novel by this author, a woman threatens to call the police on a starving man who catches a pigeon in a park. Attendees of “fetes” in a novel by this author include a man nicknamed for being (*) “blacker than midnight,” Five past Twelve. This author shared a typewriter with George Lamming while coincidentally crossing the Atlantic on the same ship. (10[1])Moses Ascending (10[1]-5[1])is a sequel to a novel by this author that follows immigrants like Tolroy and Galahad (10[1])and is written in creole English. For 10 points, name this Trinidadian-British author of The Lonely Londoners. (10[1])■END■ (10[4]0[1])

ANSWER: Sam Selvon [or Samuel Dickson Selvon]
<Henry Atkins, British Literature>
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Summary

2023 Chicago Open08/05/2023Y1090%10%10%133.11

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Will NedigerThe Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host ClubBHSU5515
Nick JensenThe Catastrophic Implosion of Packet SubThe anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.)11810
Ethan Ashbrook[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?Quasicrystal Silence120-5
Matt BollingerTeam Name Think DetailSaint Peter Andre 300012010
John LawrenceCurse you, Periplus the Platypus!Romanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni Grill13610
Mitch McCullarDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid TooHang et al., Robert Browning15310
Ali HamzehI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big troubleEvans Hall destruction awaiters15410
Ned TagtmeierIn Search of Things PastI would prefer not to15410
Jim FanQuasicrystal Silence[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?15410
Connor Mayersremembrance of lost timeTeach Us to Outgrow Our Ladness15410
Milan FernandezThe Canadianswave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gp1540