Question

A novel in this language includes the recurring image of a mysterious hadji dressed in white. A novel in this language describes a house by dividing it into 21 squares and listing the squares corresponding to each room; that novel’s (-5[1])narrator writes a line-by-line refutation of some “trash by Heine” to prove that no one who recites poetry can have a “love of truth.” In 2020, a country that uses this language overhauled its official “Canon” to include the author of We Slaves of [one of its colonies]. In a novel in this language, a (*) buffalo gores a tiger’s stomach to save Saijah’s life; that novel’s protagonist is incensed by colonial bureaucrats’ (10[2])collusion with (10[1])the Adhipatti. (10[1])A novel in this language, which has been called “the novel that killed colonialism,” (10[2])begins with Scarfman giving some manuscripts to an employee of Last & Co. coffee brokers. (10[2])For 10 points, name this language used by Multatuli, the author of Max Havelaar. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: Dutch [or Nederlands, Netherlandic, or Netherlandish] (The third line refers to Anton de Kom’s We Slaves of Suriname; Max Havelaar is also in the Canon of the Netherlands.)
<Arya Karthik, European Literature>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Milan FernandezThe CanadiansTeam Name Think Detail39-5
Jordan BrownsteinThe Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host ClubQuasicrystal Silence11110
Charles HangHang et al., Robert BrowningBHSU11110
Chris RayTeach Us to Outgrow Our LadnessSaint Peter Andre 300011310
John LawrenceCurse you, Periplus the Platypus![moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?11510
Kenji Shimizuremembrance of lost timeI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big trouble12910
Dylan MinarikRomanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni GrillDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Too12910
Ned TagtmeierIn Search of Things PastEvans Hall destruction awaiters14410
Rahul KeyalThe anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.)wave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gp14410
Matt LaferTeam Name Think DetailThe Canadians15810

Summary

2023 Chicago Open08/05/2023Y9100%0%11%128.22