Round 12: Tossup 7

In a play by this author, the ghost Bolom informs a family of a challenge to make the Devil angry in exchange for wealth. In another play by this man, an apparition of a “white woman” appears to a protagonist (15[1])who releases Tigre and Souris from prison and takes the name Felix Hobain. Ma Kilman runs the No Pain Café frequented by Major Plunkett and the blind fisherman (*) Seven Seas in a poem by this author. This author penned a retelling of an ancient work in which the fishermen Achille and Hector compete for the love of Helen. The play Dream on Monkey Mountain was written by, (10[1])for 10 points, what St. Lucian (10[1])author of Omeros? ■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: Derek Walcott [or Derek Alton Walcott] (The first line is from Ti-Jean and His Brothers.)
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Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-131100%100%0%46.00
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-2410%0%0%
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30475%25%0%85.67
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-171100%100%0%19.00