Round 200: Tossup 5

At the start of a novel from this country, a paramedic fails to save an actor playing King Lear who has a heart attack on stage. Civilization is wiped out by the “Georgia (10[1])flu” in that novel from this country, Station Eleven. In a short story from this country, (-5[1])Janet quizzes her (10[1])hospitalized father (10[1])about the moons of Jupiter before his operation. A novelist from this country depicted (10[1])a re-education center where the narrator recalls Aunt Lydia disciplining her with a cattle (10[1])prod. (-5[1])That novel from this country follows Offred’s attempts (10[2])to escape from the Republic (10[1])of Gilead. (10[1])For 10 points, (-5[1])name this home country of Emily St. John Mandel, Alice Munro, and Margaret Atwood. ■END■ (10[2]0[1])

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