Question
In an interview with Dua Lipa for her Service95 book club, this author described how his character Mariam realizes she lives in a “fantasy that she’s a meaningful member of a family.” For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this Afghan author who chronicled life with the Taliban in A Thousand Splendid Suns and The Kite Runner.
ANSWER: Khaled Hosseini
[10h] Other authors championed by Dua Lipa include Min Jin Lee, who wrote this 2017 book that chronicles several generations of Sunja’s family, including the successful businessman Solomon.
ANSWER: Pachinko
[10m] A Chika Unigwe essay accompanied Dua Lipa’s interview with this author about a book in which Olanna encounters Kainene (“kai-NEH-neh”) at a refugee camp. This author of Purple Hibiscus described “The Danger of a Single Story” in a TEDx talk.
ANSWER: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (“uh-DEE-chee-ay”)
<Ganon Evans, Literature - World and Miscellaneous> ~23329~ <Editor: Jim Fan>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 32 | 18.13 | 84% | 75% | 22% |