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In one novel by this author, a general disguises a slave as his son to prevent him being sacrificed to Moloch, and the title priestess infiltrates an army camp to retrieve a stolen sacred veil. In another novel by this author, Homais pressures a doctor to perform a botched clubfoot surgery. (10[1])This author of Salammbô (10[1])wrote a novel about a woman who first met her husband when he came to treat her father’s broken leg, but later regrets marrying him. That novel by this non-English author faced an obscenity trial for the title character’s affairs with Rodolphe and Léon, (10[1])and ends with her (10[1])poisoning herself with arsenic. (10[1])For 10 points, name this author of Madame Bovary. ■END■ (10[2]0[2])

ANSWER: Gustave Flaubert (“floh-BEAR”)
<European Literature>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Josh SchmidtLiberty AUNC A5010
Ivan SumaneevUNC CVirginia Tech A5410
Timothy PorterVCUVirginia Tech B9810
Nicholas FowlerVirginiaUNC D10210
Malachi LedfordTusculumLiberty B10610
Andrea OwusuDuke AJames Madison B11610
Ethan RehderDuke BLiberty C11610
Meredie CohenWilliam & MaryNC State1160
Connor KahnNC StateWilliam & Mary1160

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