Round 1: 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 (-5[1])attack on stage. Civilization is wiped out by the “Georgia flu” in that novel from this country, Station Eleven. (10[1]-5[1])In a short story from this country, (10[1])Janet quizzes her hospitalized father (10[1])about the moons of Jupiter before his (10[1])operation. A novelist from this country depicted a re-education center where the narrator recalls Aunt Lydia (10[1])disciplining her with a cattle prod. (10[2])That novel from this country follows Offred’s attempts to escape from the Republic of Gilead. (10[2])For 10 points, name this home country of Emily St. John Mandel, Alice Munro, and Margaret Atwood. ■END■ (10[3]0[1])

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