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A picaresque novel by this author features the laughing baboon Bosse-de-Nage (“boss-duh-NAHZH”) as a companion to a doctor of a field that “explains the universe supplementary to this one.” W. B. Yeats lamented, “after us, the Savage God” after seeing a play by this author whose protagonist frequently swears “by my green candle.” This author started staging one of his plays with marionettes after an uproar at its premiere over the title character’s exclamation of “merde!” (10[1]-5[1])(“maird”) with an extra R. This author invented the “science (10[1])of imaginary solutions,” ’pataphysics. (10[2])Sequels titled for a man “Cuckolded” and “in Chains” follow a send-up of Macbeth by this author in which the title king goes to war with Russia after he usurps the throne of Poland. For 10 points, name this absurdist French author of Ubu Roi ■END■ (10[2]0[5])

ANSWER: Alfred Jarry (“zhah-REE”) (The first sentence refers to Exploits and Opinions of Dr. Faustroll.)
<HG, European Literature>
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Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y633%0%0%83.50
Midwest2025-02-01Y580%0%20%96.25
Northeast2025-02-01Y250%0%50%72.00
Overflow2025-02-01Y450%0%0%105.50
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%0%82.50
UK2025-02-01Y1060%0%10%99.50
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y838%0%25%92.33

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Arya KarthikOxford AImperial A7410
Andrew FisherSheffieldCambridge C74-5
Agnijo BanerjeeCambridge ALSE8310
Michael WuSouthampton BBristol8710
Chris LevesleyWarwick ACambridge D8710
Kai MadgwickManchesterCambridge B1330
Louis CameronCambridge EWarwick B1330
Josh HowarthWarwick BCambridge E1330
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtNYU CImperial B1330
Eliza DeanOxford BSouthampton A13310
Benjamin WatsonOxford CDurham13310
Ian McDowellCambridge CSheffield1330