Packet D: Tossup 18

In a story by this author, the diaries of a soon-to-be married woman reveal an obsession with an old woman in Hungary with whom she is later implied to have (10[1])swapped bodies. (10[3])Another (10[1])story by this author follows the relationship between jazz musician Johnny Carter and his biographer (10[1])Bruno (10[1]-5[1])in an allegory of Charlie Parker’s life. (10[2])A story by this (10[1])author (10[1])of (10[1])“The Pursuer” (10[1])titles the second chapter of Giannina Braschi’s novel Yo-Yo (-5[1])Boing! A man sitting in a green velvet armchair (10[3])reading (10[2])about two lovers (10[5]-5[1])plotting (10[1])murder (10[2])turns out to (10[1])be (10[1])the planned victim in this (10[1])author’s story (10[1])“The Continuity of Parks.” (10[3]-5[1])This author’s (10[1])story about (10[1])Roberto (10[1]-5[1])Michel’s obsession (10[1])with a photograph of a woman (10[1])and teen (10[3])inspired a movie of the same name by Michelangelo (10[1])Antonioni. (10[2])For 10 points, what Argentinian (10[1])author (10[1]-5[1])of “Blow-Up” (10[1])wrote the novel (10[1])Hopscotch? (10[1]0[1]-5[1])■END■ (10[14]0[7])

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