Question

In a book by this author, a researcher notes that a subject can read after he pronounces the word “delicatessen” backwards. In a novella by this author, a scientist discovers a frog’s belly enlarged by a red ray from a microscope. Humanity is attacked by aggressive (10[2])reptile-bird hybrids created in the wake of a chicken extinction in that book by this author, The Fatal Eggs. The title character of a novella by this author gets a job catching stray cats after an experiment in which Dr. Preobrazhensky (10[1])attaches a human (10[1])pituitary gland and testicles to the stray mutt Sharik. In a novel by this author, a writer destroys his book on Pontius (10[1])Pilate, prompting Professor Woland to tell him that “manuscripts don’t burn.” For (-5[1])10 points, (10[3])name this Soviet author (10[1])of Heart of a Dog and The Master and Margarita. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Mikhail Bulgakov [or Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov]
<Carnegie Mellon A, European Literature>
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California2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%66.33
Florida2025-02-01Y3100%0%33%140.00
Midwest2025-02-01Y6100%0%0%72.33
Overflow2025-02-01Y5100%0%40%115.40
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y250%0%50%112.00
South Central2025-02-01Y2100%0%50%95.50
Southeast2025-02-01Y3100%0%67%137.67
UK2025-02-01Y10100%0%10%102.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Omer KeskinOxford ALSE4510
Michael WuSouthampton BWarwick A4510
Zayyan MahmoodSouthampton AWarwick B8610
Elliot CosnettOxford BNYU C8910
Kevin FlanaganBristolCambridge B11110
Joshua BobinImperial BCambridge D123-5
Agnijo BanerjeeCambridge ACambridge C12510
Louis CameronCambridge EDurham12510
Kai MadgwickManchesterImperial A12510
Benjamin WatsonOxford CSheffield12910
Percy YuenCambridge DImperial B14010