Question

An author with this first name wrote a novel about a brewer’s son who falls in with the hunchbacked Putricides and the seductive Princess di Ticonderoga. In a novel by an author with this first name, a man gives a speech that claims, “We have no need of other worlds. We need mirrors.” An author with this first name wrote a novel in which Zip succumbs to the soma-like Murti-Bing pill amid a Chinese invasion. The first chapter of (*) The Captive Mind discusses that novel by an author nicknamed “Witkacy” (“VEET-kotz-eh”) with this first name, titled Insatiability. (-5[1])An author with this first name wrote a novel whose protagonist arrives at a research site after the suicide of Gibarian, where he meets Snaut, Sartorius, and a copy of his dead wife. In that novel, Kris Kelvin investigates a sentient ocean on the title planet. (10[1])For 10 points, give this first name of the Polish author of Solaris. ■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: Stanisław [accept Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz; accept Stanisław Lem]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Daoud JacksonYou, Me and the Big GA VK a Day Keeps the Doctor Away95-5
Sam MooreHeat-Oppressed BrainsEugene o'Negging14110
Ewan MacAulayA VK a Day Keeps the Doctor AwayYou, Me and the Big G1550

Summary

2024 ESPN @ Chicago03/23/2024Y683%17%50%117.20
2024 ESPN @ Columbia03/23/2024Y786%29%29%124.67
2024 ESPN @ Brown04/06/2024Y367%0%0%128.00
2024 ESPN @ Cambridge04/06/2024Y250%0%50%141.00
2024 ESPN @ Online06/01/2024Y4100%25%25%117.75