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 attack on stage. Civilization is wiped out by the “Georgia flu” in that novel (10[1])from this country, Station Eleven. In a short story from this country, Janet quizzes her hospitalized (-5[1])father about the moons of Jupiter 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[2]-5[1])That novel from this country follows Offred’s (-5[1])attempts to escape (10[1])from the (10[1])Republic of Gilead. For 10 points, name this home country of Emily St. John Mandel, Alice Munro, and Margaret Atwood. ■END■ (10[2]0[1])

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