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The claim that this author is merely an “oracle of the truth of ‘being’” is disputed by Pascale Casanova in a book subtitled “Anatomy of a Literary Revolution.” This author’s admiration for the 17th-century philosopher Arnold Geulincx (“GOO-links”) is shared with a protagonist created by him who murders a “charcoal-burner” with the aid of his crutches. (10[1])The enigmatic narrator of a novel by this author references two of his other title characters by stating that he is neither Murphy nor Watt. (10[2])The detective (10[1])Jacques Moran tries to track down the title character (10[1])of a novel by this author that forms a trilogy with Malone Dies (10[1])and The Unnamable. This author used French to write the novel Molloy and a play centered (-5[1])on Vladimir and Estragon. For 10 points, (10[1])name this Irish author of Waiting for Godot. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Samuel Beckett [or Samuel Barclay Beckett]
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Enoch YuenImperial ACambridge B5410
Ben Russell JonesEdinburghCambridge A7910
Oliver HargraveOxford ADurham A7910
Kevin FlanaganBristolOxford B8110
Conrad FreidsonWarwickImperial B9010
Andrew FisherSheffieldCambridge C10310
Ian DewanKielDurham B119-5
Alessandro BogoKCLOxford C12610
Jake RobertsDurham BKiel13510

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