Question
The epigraph to Mario Puzo’s The Godfather, “Behind every great fortune there is a crime,” is attributed to this author. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this French author, who included La Cousine Bette (“la kuzin bet”) and Eugenie Grandet (“oo-zhay-NEE gron-DAY”) in his work The Human Comedy.
ANSWER: Honoré de Balzac [or Honoré Balzac]
[10h] That quote is said by this thief, who is based on real-life criminal turned police chief Eugène Vidocq (“vee-DOCK”). This character tries to convince Eugène de Rastignac (“RAS-tin-YAK”) to pursue Victorine, before his identity “Cheat-Death” is found out.
ANSWER: Vautrin (“vo-TRAN”) [or Jacques Collin or Abbé Carlos Herrera; prompt on Dodgedeath or Trompe-la-Mort]
[10m] Puzo’s line “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse” is often said to be a paraphrase from this Balzac novel, whose title “father” is abandoned by his daughters.
ANSWER: Le Père Goriot (“le pair GOH-ree-oh”) [or Old Goriot or Father Goriot]
<Jaimie Carlson, Literature - European - Long Fiction> ~22674~ <Editor: Jaimie Carlson>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 15.00 | 89% | 47% | 14% |