Question
A Talkative Man created by this author foolishly purchases a giant tractor, but is relieved of its costs when an earthquake sends it down a well. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this Tamil author who set a series of stories around the town of Malgudi, which he created in his novel Swami and Friends.
ANSWER: R. K. Narayan [or Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami]
[10m] In another story, the Talkative Man claims he cut off the toes of one of these animals, but likely poached the animal instead. Balram writes letters to Wēn Jiābǎo in an Aravind Adiga novel titled for one of these animals.
ANSWER: tigers [accept “The Tiger’s Paw”; accept The White Tiger]
[10e] Narayan was championed in the West by this Catholic author of novels like The Power and the Glory and Our Man in Havana.
ANSWER: Graham Greene
<Ganon Evans, Literature - World and Miscellaneous> ~23187~ <Editor: Jim Fan>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 17.78 | 92% | 61% | 25% |