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In a story by this author, a man runs into the wife of a mercantile boat captain at three different concerts before arranging to meet each other. Another story by this author ends as a girl clutches an iron railing and looks at her lover with “no sign of love or farewell or recognition.” A man in a story by this author described as an “outcast from life’s feast” reads a newspaper article about the death of a woman who once pressed his hand to her cheek. This author (15[1]-5[1])wrote a story whose title character recalls her (*) promise to her dying mother and decides against immigrating to Buenos Aires (10[2])with Frank. The narrator of a story by this author sees himself as (10[1])“a creature driven (10[1])and derided by vanity” after failing to obtain a gift for Mangan’s sister at the title bazaar. For 10 points, name this author whose stories “A Painful Case” and “Eveline” appear alongside “Araby” in his collection Dubliners. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: James Joyce [or James Augustine Aloysius Joyce]
<Literature - British Literature - Short Fiction>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Matt BollingerBHSU ReFantazioThat Feeling When Knee Surgery Is in Five Days88-5
Henry CafaroThe Love Song of J Alfred PrufRock and Roll All Nite (and Party Every Day)Northeast by Northwestern8815
Rob CarsonBHSU RebirthClown Senpais10810
Michael HundiingWho is the Colleen Hoover of the Zulus?Notre Dame10810
Mike BentleyMusic to Help You Stop Smokinghawk two of12110
Charles HangWashUClown Squad12410
Liam StarnesThat Feeling When Knee Surgery Is in Five DaysBHSU ReFantazio16210

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