Round 8: Tossup 7
A boatman created by this author ominously states, “You will pay” before disappearing without collecting any payment. In a novel, this author described a Walpurgisnacht (“vahl-PUR-ghiss-nokt”) celebration that culminates in the protagonist confessing his love to Clavdia Chauchat. A writer created by this author collapses in a lawn chair during a cholera outbreak after he consumes ripe strawberries. In a novel by this author, Hans Castorp spends seven years in the title tuberculosis sanatorium. A novella by this author follows Gustav von Aschenbach’s obsession with the Polish boy Tadzio. For 10 points, name this German author of The Magic Mountain and Death in Venice. ■END■
ANSWER: Thomas Mann [or Paul Thomas Mann]
<Editors, European Literature> | Packet J
= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | TUH | Conv. % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | 4 | 75% | 0% | 102.00 |
| UK (South) | UK | 7 | 43% | 0% | 98.00 |
| Northern California | US | 4 | 100% | 25% | 76.75 |
| Southern California | US | 7 | 71% | 14% | 61.60 |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | 4 | 100% | 0% | 56.50 |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | 8 | 88% | 38% | 71.71 |
| Florida | US | 2 | 50% | 0% | 56.00 |
| Great Lakes | US | 12 | 92% | 17% | 68.00 |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | 8 | 75% | 25% | 55.83 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | 8 | 75% | 13% | 49.83 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | 1 | 100% | 0% | 54.00 |
| Midwest | US | 9 | 100% | 11% | 57.89 |
| North | US | 3 | 100% | 0% | 71.67 |
| Northeast | US | 10 | 80% | 30% | 67.13 |
| Pacific | US | 8 | 88% | 13% | 72.00 |
| South Central | US | 5 | 100% | 0% | 66.40 |
| Southeast | US | 12 | 92% | 33% | 75.09 |
| Upstate NY | US | 5 | 60% | 40% | 68.00 |