Question

A flâneur in this country describes dreary scenes from “Vespers” through “Dead Hours” in the poem “The Feeling of a Westerner.” An accountant says, “Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life” in a book set in this country whose edition by Richard Zenith (10[1])includes over 500 (10[1])of its (10[1])author’s fragments. In a novel, an ex-doctor from this country reads The God of the Labyrinth before donning a cloak and literally following his creator to the grave. Bernardo Soares (10[1])relates his life in this country in a “factless autobiography” titled The Book of Disquiet. The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis follows a “heteronym” (10[1])created by an author from this country, Fernando Pessoa. For 10 points, (10[1]-5[1])name this city where Pangloss is hanged in Candide after a devastating earthquake. (10[1])■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: Portugal [or Portuguese Republic; or República Portuguesa]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Enoch YuenImperial AImperial B4410
Ben Russell JonesEdinburghDurham A4710
Omer KeskinOxford ACambridge A4910
Freddy PottsSheffieldOxford B7910
Thomas HartWarwickCambridge B10510
Andrei HuiCambridge CBristol11710
Alessandro BogoKCLDurham B117-5
Eileen PengOxford CKiel13010
Aisling SkeetDurham BKCL1310

Summary

2024 ACF Regionals @ Nebraska01/27/2024Y683%0%17%98.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ Imperial01/27/2024Y888%0%13%81.57