Question

An author from this country wrote a novel in which the title photographer is given a week to solve the mystery of his own death. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this setting of The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. A Canadian author born in this country portrayed the title character found severely burned after retrieving Katharine Clifton’s body from the Cave of Swimmers.
ANSWER: Sri Lanka [accept Ceylon]
[10e] In the Michael Ondaatje (“on-DAH-chee”) novel The English Patient, David Caravaggio works in this profession. Ian Fleming depicted a member of this profession in novels like Casino Royale and Goldfinger.
ANSWER: spy [or secret agent; accept intelligence operative; accept British Secret Service agent]
[10m] The English Patient and The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida have both previously won this award. This annual prize is given to a work of English-language long fiction.
ANSWER: Booker Prize [accept Booker Prize for Fiction or Man Booker Prize; reject “International Booker Prize” or “Man Booker International Prize”]
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Notre Dame AChicago A10101030
Chicago BIllinois C010010
Illinois DIllinois A010010
Illinois BWashU A1010020
Northwestern AIowa A0101020
IndianaNorthwestern B010010
Notre Dame BWashU B0101020
Purdue APurdue B10101030
Purdue CNotre Dame C0101020
SIUEIowa B0101020