Question

One book uses the cluttered apartment of this person’s former neighbor Trevor Thomas as a metaphor for the difficulty of writing biographies. Anne Stevenson’s Bitter Fame is one of the biographies of this person analyzed in Janet Malcolm’s The Silent Woman, which describes how this person’s sister-in-law Olwyn restricted access to this person’s work. Heather Clark argues against letting this person’s death shape narratives (15[1])about this person’s “short life and blazing art” in Red Comet. (15[2])This person’s friend (*) Al Alvarez (10[1])wrote (10[1])extensively about (10[1])her in his book The Savage God. Robin Morgan’s poem “Arraignment” blames this person’s death on her ex-husband, who had an affair with Assia (10[1])Wevill. This author’s experiences working for Mademoiselle magazine inspired a novel published under the name (10[1])“Victoria (10[1])Lucas.” For 10 points, name this author who fictionalized herself as Esther Greenwood in The Bell Jar. ■END■

ANSWER: Sylvia Plath
<Will Nediger, American Literature>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Milan FernandezThe CanadiansDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Too6315
Rahul KeyalThe anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.)[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?7415
William GoldenRomanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni GrillThe Catastrophic Implosion of Packet Sub7415
Taylor HarveySaint Peter Andre 3000wave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gp7910
Andrew HartBHSUIn Search of Things Past8010
John LawrenceCurse you, Periplus the Platypus!Hang et al., Robert Browning8210
Kevin WangI would prefer not toremembrance of lost time10610
Matt BollingerTeam Name Think DetailQuasicrystal Silence12110
Chris RayTeach Us to Outgrow Our LadnessEvans Hall destruction awaiters12210

Summary

2023 Chicago Open08/05/2023Y9100%33%0%89.00