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An author from this island wrote a novel whose characters are connected by their witnessing of Philippe Petit’s tightrope walk across the Twin Towers. In a novel, the protagonist emigrates from this island to New York where she falls in love with Tony, (15[1])who she marries before returning home to mourn the death of her sister Rose. The unnamed narrator “middle sister” breaks up with her “maybe-boyfriend” after receiving threats from the (*) Milkman in a novel from this island. (10[1])Let the Great World Spin is by an author from this island. The life of Henry James is novelized in The (10[1])Master, which is by an author from this island who wrote Brooklyn. This island forms (10[1])the setting of Conversations with Friends and Normal People. For 10 points, name this island home to Sally Rooney and Colm Tóibín ■END■

ANSWER: Ireland [or Éire]
<CH, British Literature>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Anne FjeldPaddington in Peru (2024)bingy academy4215
Moses KitakuleIn the Mood for BuzzASU->Stanford->ASU pipeline7810
Andrew ZengMadmen and SpecialistsThe cult of SGA9910
Young Fenimore LeeOld and Youngshe limp on my waltz till i feel pathetique11410

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