Round 1: Tossup 5

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

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