Round 3: Tossup 4

In a novel by this author, the smell of smoke makes a character say that his father has only succeeded in kindling “my ambition.” That protagonist of a novel by this author is frustrated when his grandson pretends to be the Lone Ranger instead of his own nation’s heroes. (10[2])In another novel by this author, a woman’s claim that there is “no turning back the clock now” makes the protagonist realize that “at that moment, my heart was breaking.” The protagonist (-5[1])ends that novel by this author by resolving to practice “bantering” and hoping to surprise his American employer, Mr. Farraday. (10[1])A novel by this author (10[1])follows a motoring trip to visit Miss Kenton by the butler Stevens, who formerly served the Nazi sympathizer Lord (10[1])Darlington. For 10 points, name this author (10[1])of An Artist of the Floating World and The Remains of the Day. ■END■ (10[2]0[1])

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