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In a short story by this author, a 12-year-old girl accidentally burns down her house and is sold into prostitution by her grandmother. Another story by this author is centered around a group of women mourning the death of a figure found washed ashore, who is given the name Esteban. This author of “The Handsomest (-5[1])Drowned Man in the World” (10[1])described a rain storm that lasts for five years after the massacre of banana plantation workers. (10[1])That novel by this author opens (10[1])with a firing squad executing Colonel Aureliano Buendía, (10[1])who (10[1])recalls the (10[1])founding of the town of (10[1])Macondo. For 10 points, name this Colombian author of the novel One Hundred Years (10[1])of Solitude. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Gabriel García Márquez [prompt on García or Márquez] (The first line is “The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and her Heartless Grandmother.”)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Alec WestSyracuseCornell B54-5
Vincent MisterkiewiczCornell ERIT A5910
Riley ShermanESFCornell A7510
Pranaav SenthilkumarCornell CPenn State8110
Will HooverRIT BBinghamton C8910
Alec RisoCornell DRIT C9010
Owen LinderBinghamton ACornell G9210
Aidan CranerU of Rochester ABinghamton B9710
Brian HoffCornell BSyracuse11110
Jonathan ZhangCornell FU of Rochester B11410

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