Tossup

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 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 (-5[1])in which Dr. Preobrazhensky attaches a human pituitary gland and testicles to the stray mutt Sharik. In a novel by this author, a writer destroys his book on Pontius Pilate, (10[1])prompting Professor Woland to tell him that “manuscripts don’t burn.” For 10 points, name this Soviet author of Heart of a Dog and The Master and Margarita. ■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: Mikhail Bulgakov [or Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov]
<Carnegie Mellon A, European Literature>
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PlayerTeamOpponentPositionValue
Russell NipUBCUW B82-5
Truman FillbrandtUW AAlberta11210
Simarya AhujaUW BUBC1400

Summary

TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
California2025-02-013100%0%66.33
Florida2025-02-013100%33%140.00
Midwest2025-02-016100%0%72.33
Overflow2025-02-015100%40%115.40
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01250%50%112.00
South Central2025-02-012100%50%95.50
Southeast2025-02-013100%67%137.67
UK2025-02-015100%20%102.20