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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. (15[1])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 (10[2])is born with a brain hernia. (10[1])For 10 points, name this Japanese novelist of The Silent Cry and A Personal Matter. ■END■ (0[2])

ANSWER: Kenzaburō Ōe [or Ōe Kenzaburō]
<Literature - World, Nelson Ma> | VAULT II Packet 06
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Nolan DannelsAlbanian Rift in the SkyPrat Pack4815
Kaiwen XiaoLeif Eriksen's Striking AppearanceMidnight Bus to Vista8710
March DelfinWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl ExperienceHeauton Timorumenos8710
Rae MeyersTaman's Nepo Babieswhatever9310
Michael FayerBasileus II: Electric BoogalooBig Brown Ballers1090
Skanda VasishtaBig Brown BallersBasileus II: Electric Boogaloo1090

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Triangle Cup2026-03-13✓367%33%33%79.50
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VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓450%25%25%68.50
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓580%20%0%78.75
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VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓450%0%0%92.00
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓3100%67%0%73.33
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓5100%80%20%66.80
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✕8100%63%13%71.50