Tossup
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 in this language about an 18th-century self-proclaimed messiah. A novel 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 and a novel composed of 116 vignettes, Flights. For 10 points, name this language used by Olga Tokarczuk ■END■
Buzzes
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | TUH | Conv. % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 100% | 0% | 76.33 |
| Florida | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 100% | 0% | 123.50 |
| Great Lakes | 2025-02-01 | 5 | 80% | 0% | 85.00 |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | 6 | 83% | 0% | 96.40 |
| Midwest | 2025-02-01 | 6 | 83% | 17% | 73.00 |
| North | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 67% | 33% | 54.00 |
| Northeast | 2025-02-01 | 4 | 75% | 25% | 71.33 |
| Overflow | 2025-02-01 | 5 | 100% | 20% | 87.60 |
| South Central | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 100% | 0% | 72.00 |
| Southeast | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 100% | 0% | 90.00 |
| UK | 2025-02-01 | 10 | 100% | 0% | 49.10 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | 7 | 86% | 0% | 64.83 |
| Upstate NY | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 0% | 33% |