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.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Milan FernandezThe CanadiansTeam Name Think Detail39-5
Charles HangHang et al., Robert BrowningBHSU11110
Jordan BrownsteinThe Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host ClubQuasicrystal Silence11110
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
Dylan MinarikRomanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni GrillDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Too12910
Kenji Shimizuremembrance of lost timeI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big trouble12910
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