Round 1: Tossup 5

The title character of a novel by this author hallucinates a son appearing in the backseat of his Chevrolet Cruze and names him “Sancho.” This author wrote about the agents Chekhov and Zulu in a story collection that also describes a man’s descent into insanity after finding the title “Prophet’s Hair.” In a novel by this author, Sam DuChamp creates the character Ismail Smile, who adopts the title persona to woo Salma R. A character in a novel by this author (10[1]-5[1])acts as a dog for a military unit, but guides them into the Sundarbans. In that novel by this author, the protagonist is helped by Parvati-the-Witch (10[1])before the destruction (10[1])of a (10[1])slum and his subsequent capture by the government of the Widow, a representation of Indira Gandhi. For 10 points, (10[1])name this author who described Saleem Sinai (10[4])in (10[1])Midnight’s Children. ■END■

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