Question

George Orr has “effective dreams” that change reality, yet only dreams “cheap utopian concepts” in a novel by this author titled for a Zhuangzi (“JWONG-dzuh”) mistranslation. A short story by this author is set from Eve’s point of view as she “unnames” each creature and finally returns her name to Adam. This author depicted the last day in the life of Laia Odo right before a revolution she inspired, which (15[1])creates a society shown in an earlier novel. (-5[1])In a novel by this author, Genly Ai’s (-5[1])arrival at Karhide convinces them to accept the (*) Ekumen treaty fulfilling Estraven’s prediction. Dostoevsky inspired this author’s creation of a key to a utopia depending on the misery of a child locked (10[1])in a (10[1])cellar (10[1])in (-5[1])“The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas.” For 10 points, name this author of the Hainish Cycle, The Left Hand of Darkness and the Earthsea series. (10[1])■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Ursula K. Le Guin
<CH, American Literature>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jonathan SchnipperBrandeis ATufts B6815
William OrrYaleClark House76-5
Joy AnHarvardBoston College B84-5
Richard LimBowdoin CAmherst11610
Riley RoesslerBowdoin BTufts A11810
Nathan SheffieldMITBowdoin A11910
Kai McFarlandBUBoston College A120-5
Blake JohnsonBoston College ABU14610
Gabriel MargoliesBoston College BHarvard14710
Derek FinoClark HouseYale14710

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