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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2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY915.56100%56%0%
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY718.57100%57%29%
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY1215.00100%50%0%
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY915.56100%56%0%
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY718.57100%57%29%
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY1019.00100%60%30%

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Michigan State B CWRU C (UG)0101020
Michigan State A Michigan A (UG) 0101020
Michigan D (UG)Jefferson County Scholars (DII)0101020
Ohio State A (UG) Michigan C 0101020
Michigan B (UG)Ohio State B (DII) 010010
Ohio State C (DII) West Virginia A (UG) 010010
West Virginia B (UG) Miami C (DII) 010010
Miami A (UG) CWRU A (UG) 0101020
Miami B (UG) CWRU B (DII) 010010