Question

In a novel in this language, a woman inspired by the Ghent Altarpiece compiles stories of animal cruelty into “Reports on Infamy.” Enigmatic, unlabeled maps litter a novel in this language featuring occasional analyses of “travel psychology” at airports. In 2022, Fitzcarraldo Editions published Jennifer Croft’s translation of a 900-page novel (10[1])in this language about an 18th-century self-proclaimed messiah. A novel (10[1])in this language follows a William Blake translator’s investigation of the murder of her neighbor Big Foot. The Swedish Academy jointly announced Peter Handke’s 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature win with the 2018 win of an author in this language who wrote The Books of Jacob (10[1])and a novel composed of 116 vignettes, Flights. For 10 points, name this language used by Olga Tokarczuk (10[1])■END■ (0[2])

ANSWER: Polish [or Polska] (The novel in the fourth sentence is Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Todd MaslykMichigan ACase Western B5010
Stevie MillerCarnegie Mellon AMichigan D6010
Roxanne TangOhio State AKenyon10610
Kevin ZhengMichigan BOhio State B12410
Leo TaoMichigan CMichigan State1250
Ethan NewmanMichigan StateMichigan C1250

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