Question
A character in this novel watches a woman in a deck chair and looks at a poster of Snoopy typing. A man in this novel notes “every thinking activity implies mirrors” and surrounds himself with kaleidoscopes while planning his own kidnapping. In this novel, a code phrase about the horse Zeno of Elea is used for a suitcase swap at a smoky train station. Characters in this novel hear Lotaria tell (*) “Without Fear of Wind or Vertigo” and Professor Uzzi-Tuzii tell the Cimmerian story “Leaning from the Steep Slope.” After buying a book with the same page printed twice, this novel’s protagonist returns to a bookstore and meets Ludmilla. For 10 points, “you, the reader” look for pieces of the title book in what Italo Calvino novel? ■END■
ANSWER: If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler [or Se una notte d’inverno un viaggiatore]
<Jaimie Carlson, Literature - European - Long Fiction> ~28559~ <Editor: Jaimie Carlson>
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | TUH | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 31 | 100% | 45% | 0% | 69.74 |