Question

In a story by this author, a man onboard a dhow recounts chasing a woman through a snowstorm in the Alps with the nobleman Pilot and a Swedish baron. In that story by this author, a revolutionary milliner, the monarchist Madame Rosalba, and an Englishman’s lover Olalla all turn out to be the opera singer Pellegrina Leoni. This author of “The Dreamers” wrote a story in which a woman recounts the tale of a countess raised in an all-male abbey and a cardinal is revealed to be a disguised valet. In that story by this author, Miss Malin Nat-og-Dag and Jonathan Maersk tell stories while trapped (10[1])in a granary during a storm. (10[1]-5[1])In another story by this author, Martine and Philippa learn that the title cook spent her lottery winnings on a lavish (10[2])meal. For 10 points, name this Danish author of “The Deluge at (-5[1])Norderney” and “Babette’s Feast.” (10[1])■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: Isak Dinesen [or Karen Blixen]
<European Literature>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ben Russell JonesEdinburghWarwick10510
Harrison WhitakerCambridge AImperial B11110
Elliot CosnettOxford BOxford C111-5
Michael KohnDurham ACambridge B13210
Omer KeskinOxford AImperial A13210
Alessandro BogoKCLBristol144-5
Andrew FisherSheffieldKiel14810
Jake RobertsDurham BCambridge C1490
Kevin FlanaganBristolKCL14910

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