Question
In a Banana Yoshimoto novella titled for this adjective, a shrine of black stones causes an udon shop to burn down. For 10 points each:
[10m] Give this adjective. A novel by another author consists of alternate chapters set in “The End of the World” and a place described by this adjective, where the Calcutecs use their subconscious as encryption keys.
ANSWER: hardboiled [or hādo-boirudo; accept Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World or Sekai no Owari to Hādo-Boirudo Wandārando]
[10e] Eric Margolis argues that poor translations of Yoshimoto’s novels account for her being lesser-known in the US than this author, who wrote Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World as well as Norwegian Wood.
ANSWER: Haruki Murakami [or Murakami Haruki]
[10h] The protagonist of Yoshimoto’s Amrita suffers from this condition after her sister commits suicide. A former mathematician experiences this condition in a Yoko Ogawa novel.
ANSWER: amnesia [or memory loss; accept answers indicating inability to form or retain memories; prompt on brain injury or brain damage] (The Ogawa novel is The Housekeeper and the Professor.)
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Berkeley | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU | 01/27/2024 | Y | 9 | 10.00 | 78% | 11% | 11% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Minnesota | 01/27/2024 | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Nebraska | 01/27/2024 | Y | 6 | 10.00 | 83% | 0% | 17% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Ohio State | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Rutgers | 01/27/2024 | Y | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 20% | 60% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Imperial | 01/27/2024 | Y | 8 | 18.75 | 100% | 25% | 63% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Vanderbilt | 01/27/2024 | Y | 5 | 12.00 | 100% | 20% | 0% |
Data
| Claremont A | Texas A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Iowa B | Iowa A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UW A | Rice A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Appalachian State | Sorbonne | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Texas A&M A | UBC A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Texas A&M B | Michigan State A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |