Round 6: Tossup 17
At the end of a novel by this author, a man intends to look up the word “forbearance” in a dictionary presented to him by Mr. Delchef. In a novel by this author, the map collecting protagonist is fired for vomiting at his job as a cram school teacher. A one-eyed character created by this author organizes an American football league in his home village, whose members later loot a (*) supermarket owned by “the Emperor.” This author wrote a semi-autobiographical novel about Bird’s struggles after his son Hikaru is born with a brain hernia. For 10 points, name this Japanese novelist of The Silent Cry and A Personal Matter. ■END■
ANSWER: Kenzaburō Ōe [or Ōe Kenzaburō]
<Literature - World, Nelson Ma> | VAULT II Packet 06
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Elliott | Warperial | Oxford | 91 | 10 |
| Dan Millington | Birmingham B | Birmingham A | 93 | 10 |
| Yasmin Campbell | Cambridge | Bath | 109 | 0 |
| Bill Fudge | Bath | Cambridge | 109 | 0 |
| Mata Cooper | Southperial | Southampton | 109 | 0 |
| Joel Dicker | Southampton | Southperial | 109 | 0 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 100% | 17% | 17% | 80.67 |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 67% | 33% | 33% | 79.50 |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 67% | 33% | 0% | 59.50 |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 50% | 25% | 25% | 68.50 |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 80% | 20% | 0% | 78.75 |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 103.33 |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 50% | 0% | 0% | 92.00 |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 67% | 0% | 73.33 |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 80% | 20% | 66.80 |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✕ | 8 | 100% | 63% | 13% | 71.50 |