Question

A character created by an author with this surname is turned into an illegitimate son of a former slave in Caryl Philips' novel The Lost Child. A wild plant inspired the name Razyé (“RAHZ-yeh”), who replaces a character created by an author with this surname in a novel about the Gagneur (“gahn-YER”) and De Linsseuil (“deh lin-SOY”) families, The Migration of Hearts. Maryse Condé (”con-DAY”) set a novel by an author with this surname (15[1])in Guadeloupe, replacing a word in its title with (*) “Windward.” Characters honeymoon at the Granbois (“GRAN-bwah”) estate in a novel inspired by an author with this surname in which Christophine makes magic potions. A prequel to a novel by an author with this surname centers on the Creole woman Antoinette Cosway and is narrated by Grace Poole. (10[1])For 10 points, give this surname of an author who inspired Jean Rhys' Wide (10[1]-5[1])Sargasso Sea with her novel Jane Eyre. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Brontë [or Emily Brontë; or Charlotte Brontë]
<Noah Sheidlower, World Literature>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ariel FaederPittsburghMichigan A6915
Rohan Navaneetha RajOhio State COhio State B12510
David NeimanCarnegie MellonMichigan B13910
Jacob GoodsonOhio State AMichigan State139-5
Ethan NewmanMichigan StateOhio State A14710

Summary

2024 Penn Bowl UNC10/26/2024Y3100%0%0%103.67
2024 Penn Bowl Florida10/26/2024Y2100%0%0%99.50
2024 Penn Bowl Harvard10/26/2024Y4100%25%0%113.50
2024 Penn Bowl UK10/26/2024Y5100%20%0%96.00
2024 Penn Bowl Berkeley11/02/2024Y2100%100%0%72.50
2024 Penn Bowl Mainsite11/02/2024Y3100%33%33%81.00
2024 Penn Bowl CWRU11/02/2024Y4100%25%25%120.00
2024 Penn Bowl Chicago11/02/2024Y8100%0%13%120.13
2024 Penn Bowl Texas11/02/2024Y2100%0%100%147.00