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A “fairy-tale” told in this book concerns a prince of Kif who makes good on his threat to run over people in the way of his Rolls-Royce. The last word of this book’s title is swapped with “Furies” in the title of an oral history by Nisid Hajari. When his wife is offended by remarks about her name in this novel, its narrator pens a “paean to Dung.” The protagonist of this novel, who recalls the memory (15[1])of a fisherman’s pointing finger, describes creating jars labelled with the names of this novel’s chapters in a closing passage that introduced the coinage (*) “chutnification.” This “Booker (10[1])of the Bookers” winning novel’s frame (10[1])story is set (10[1])in the Braganza Pickle Factory owned by Mary Pereira, (10[1])who switches the name-tag of this novel’s protagonist at birth with that of his large-kneed rival Shiva. (10[1])For 10 points, name this novel narrated by Saleem Sinai and written by Salman Rushdie. ■END■

ANSWER: Midnight’s Children
<Literature - World Literature - Long Fiction>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Matt BollingerBHSU ReFantaziohawk two of7615
Todd MaslykClown SenpaisThe Love Song of J Alfred PrufRock and Roll All Nite (and Party Every Day)10310
Tejas RajeBHSU RebirthNotre Dame10910
Mike BentleyMusic to Help You Stop SmokingClown Squad11210
Charles HangWashUThat Feeling When Knee Surgery Is in Five Days12110
Michael HundiingWho is the Colleen Hoover of the Zulus?Northeast by Northwestern13810

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2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025Y3100%0%0%111.67
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