Tossup
In this novel, the narrator muses how poop “is a more onerous theological problem than is evil,” while pondering whether or not God has intestines. After the two irreligious protagonists of this novel die crushed beneath a truck, one receives the epitaph “HE WANTED THE KINGDOM OF GOD ON EARTH” from his religious son, Simon. A surgeon in this novel becomes a window washer after refusing to renounce his article comparing the communist party to Oedipus. In this novel, the painter Sabina moves to America after declaring a war on kitsch. For 10 points, name this novel about Tomas and Tereza during the Prague Spring, by Milan Kundera. ■END■
ANSWER: The Unbearable Lightness of Being [or Nesnesitelná lehkost bytí]
<UCLA B, European Literature>
= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rufus Gladwell | Durham A | Edinburgh D | 64 | -5 |
| Benjamin Turner | York | Durham C | 107 | 10 |
| Yulia Wolczuk | Durham B | Edinburgh C | 108 | 10 |
| Uriah Lee | Sheffield B | Durham D | 108 | 10 |
| Kathryn Knispel | Edinburgh D | Durham A | 108 | 0 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | TUH | Conv. % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | 4 | 75% | 25% | 107.67 |
| Northern California | US | 4 | 50% | 25% | 101.50 |
| Southern California | US | 6 | 83% | 0% | 98.60 |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | 5 | 100% | 20% | 95.60 |
| Florida | US | 1 | 100% | 0% | 86.00 |
| Great Lakes | US | 10 | 100% | 10% | 84.70 |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | 9 | 100% | 0% | 90.89 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | 8 | 63% | 0% | 102.80 |
| North | US | 2 | 100% | 0% | 102.00 |
| Northeast | US | 12 | 100% | 0% | 82.08 |
| Pacific | US | 7 | 100% | 14% | 100.00 |
| Southeast | US | 11 | 82% | 0% | 79.22 |
| Upstate NY | US | 5 | 80% | 0% | 74.50 |