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

ANSWER: Julio Florencio Cortázar (The first story is “The Distances.”)
<Oxford A, World Literature> | Packet D - UBC B, Oxford A, Waterloo B, CWRU A
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Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
California (North)Main Site3100%0%90.00
California (South)Main Site4100%0%116.50
FloridaMain Site367%0%83.50
Great LakesMain Site4100%25%101.00
Lower Mid-AtlanticMain Site978%22%101.14
MidwestMain Site978%11%99.71
NortheastMain Site683%17%78.20
OverflowMain Site4100%0%80.00
South CentralMain Site2100%0%101.50
SoutheastMain Site7100%14%121.29
UKMain Site6100%0%110.67
Upper Mid-AtlanticMain Site8100%13%84.63
Upstate NYMain Site4100%0%116.75