Question

In a 2010 novel titled for one of these places, the son of a business magnate has his poetry broadcast as a nationalist rallying cry after a diving accident leaves him paralyzed. At the end of a novel titled for one of these places, a wandering mystic who often spells out English words aptly spells out the word “end.” In another novel, a resident of one of these places is goaded by his wife into sneaking into the inner chamber of a mansion to read a will, causing his (*) exile. A novel titled for one of these places, in which a man is beaten to death by police for throwing a beer glass at a woman’s face, depicts characters like the cafe owner Hussain and the barber (-5[1])Abbas. A novel allegorizes Abrahamic figures such as Adam via residents (-5[1])of one of these places and their God-like father, Gebelawi. For 10 points, a Naguib Mahfouz novel is titled for what sort of place named Midaq? ■END■ (10[1]0[3])

ANSWER: alley [accept alleyway; accept Lyrics Alley; accept Children of Our Alley or Children of the Alley; accept Midaq Alley; accept Zuqāq al-Midaqq; prompt on street or lane]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jaimie CarlsonLabour's Lost LoversJeffrey and Dahmers126-5
Kevin WangTriple Round Robin LoversJason Lovers137-5
Maeve MeehanClark BClark A1640
Will PulvinoClark AClark B1640
Jeffrey FungJeffrey and DahmersLabour's Lost Lovers16410
Mason YuJason LoversTriple Round Robin Lovers1640

Summary

2024 ESPN @ Chicago03/23/2024Y683%0%50%140.80
2024 ESPN @ Columbia03/23/2024Y7100%0%29%131.29
2024 ESPN @ Duke03/23/2024Y2100%0%0%123.00
2024 ESPN @ Brown04/06/2024Y333%0%67%164.00
2024 ESPN @ Cambridge04/06/2024Y2100%0%0%126.50
2024 ESPN @ Online06/01/2024Y3100%0%67%148.00