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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 (15[1])surname 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 (10[1])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. For 10 points, give this surname of an author who inspired Jean Rhys' Wide Sargasso Sea with her novel Jane Eyre. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Brontë [or Emily Brontë; or Charlotte Brontë]
<Noah Sheidlower, World Literature>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Yrwin BatanMITYale A6815
Joy AnHarvard AHarvard B9210
Dylan TanouyeTuftsBU14710
Christopher DechBrandeisYale B14710

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