Question
A novel by this author begins as the narrator and his dog climb into a septic tank. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this Japanese author, who wrote about Takashi’s rise against a Korean supermarket owner called “the Emperor” in The Silent Cry. His other works include A Personal Matter.
ANSWER: Kenzaburo Oe (“Oh-eh”)
[10h] Kenzaburo Oe’s The Silent Cry was parodied by this author in Pinball, 1973. This Japanese author also wrote Norwegian Wood, IQ84, and Kafka on the Shore.
ANSWER: Haruki Murakami
[10e] Kenzaburo Oe’s novel Somersault and Murakami’s novel Underground, were both inspired by a 1995 subway gas attack in this capital of Japan.
ANSWER: Tokyo
<Literature - World Literature - Misc Literature>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USN A | Vanderbilt | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| USN B | Merrol-Hyde | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| USN MS | USN C | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowball Fight 2 | 1/11/2025 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 0% | 67% |
| 2024 FARSI @ Columbia | 12/08/2024 | Y | 11 | 26.36 | 100% | 73% | 91% |