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In a short story by this author, Mrs. Bamjee is arrested for distributing leaflets and wears the title “Chip of Glass Ruby.” In a novel by this author, the protagonist leverages her connection to Brandt Vermeulen to get a passport to visit France, where she meets Katya. One of this author’s characters imagines a conversation with Jacobus, the foreman who had found a (15[1])corpse on his (10[1])(*) farm. In (10[1])another novel (10[1])by this author, a village boy stares into the “blue-steel tunnels” of an object that is later suspected to be stolen by Daniel. In that novel, the disappearance of a bakkie prompts Maureen to confront a former servant. (10[1])For 10 points, name this writer who examined (10[1])the conditions of apartheid in their novels The (-5[1])Conservationist, Burger’s Daughter, and July’s People. (0[1])■END■

ANSWER: Nadine Gordimer
<Literature - World Literature>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Andrew ZengStanfordIowa State6315
Jonathan ShaufNorth CarolinaWUSTL6610
Teigue KellyPenn State AOhio6810
Yashwanth BajjiMichigan AIowa7010
Shourjo GanguliOhio StateMichigan B10810
Sam MacchiVassarMichigan C11610
Benjamin KramerCase WesternVassar124-5
Sam MacchiVassarCase Western1300

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2024 Booster Shot (Columbia)02/23/2024Y683%17%17%82.40
2024 Booster Shot (Waterloo)02/23/2024Y4100%0%25%101.25
2024 Booster Shot (Vanderbilt)03/02/2024Y250%0%0%124.00
2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes)03/09/2024Y683%17%17%75.00
2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes)03/09/2024Y1100%0%0%116.00
2024 Booster Shot (WUSTL)03/09/2024Y3100%0%0%88.67