Question

In a novel from this country, the village of “Love Letter” is part of a map of the country of Tenderness. After the death of her husband and the king, the protagonist of a novel from this country refuses to consummate her affair and lives half her life in a convent. In an epistolary novel from this country, a music teacher joins the Knights of Malta after killing a viscount [vigh-count] in a duel. So-called “precious” writers from this country created genres translating as “novel (*) stream” and “novel with a key.” Early novels from this country include The Princess of Cleves and (-5[1])Dangerous Liaisons. The title character of a novella from this country travels to El Dorado, survives the Lisbon Earthquake, and (10[2]-5[1])learns “We must cultivate our garden.” For 10 points, early novelists in what country include the author of (10[1])Candide, (10[1])Voltaire? ■END■

ANSWER: France [or the Kingdom of France; or le Royaume de France; accept the Republic of France; accept la République française] (The unnamed novel is Clélie by Madeleine de Scudéry. Dangerous Liaisons is by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jack LewisMTSUVanderbilt A102-5
Matthew SumanenGeorgia Tech BClaremont122-5
Kevin ParkClaremontGeorgia Tech B12210
Ophelia Cherry-PulayUSN AGeorgia Tech A12210
Gavin MarkoffVanderbilt AMTSU14010
Jeremy CummingsWUSTLBelmont14110

Summary

2024 Booster Shot (Columbia)02/23/2024Y6100%17%17%108.83
2024 Booster Shot (Waterloo)02/23/2024Y4100%0%0%94.50
2024 Booster Shot (Vanderbilt)03/02/2024Y4100%0%50%131.25
2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes)03/09/2024Y6100%17%17%104.83
2024 Booster Shot (WUSTL)03/09/2024Y3100%0%0%114.67