Question
A society for female cigar smokers is named for this author, who was known for wearing male clothing without a permit. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this author of “rustic novels” like The Devil’s Pool and Francois le Champi. The protagonist escapes her elderly husband Colonel Delmare and runs away with Ralph to Réunion in her novel Indiana.
ANSWER: George Sand [or Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin de Francueil]
[10e] This author of Les Misérables said that Sand was “an idea” and “a great woman” in his eulogy for her.
ANSWER: Victor Hugo [or Victor-Marie Hugo]
[10m] In a novel by this author, the narrator’s mother lulls him to sleep by reading François le Champi and kissing him goodnight. That novel by this author begins “For a long time, I went to bed early.”
ANSWER: Marcel Proust [or Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust] (The novel is Swann’s Way.)
<Jaimie Carlson, Literature - European - Long Fiction> ~22676~ <Editor: Jaimie Carlson>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 16.39 | 100% | 42% | 22% |