Round 4: 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. 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 ends that novel by this author by resolving to practice “bantering” and hoping to surprise his American employer, Mr. (10[1])Farraday. (10[1])A novel (10[1])by this author follows a motoring trip to visit Miss Kenton by the butler Stevens, who formerly served the Nazi sympathizer Lord Darlington. For 10 points, name this author of An Artist of the Floating World and The Remains of the Day. ■END■ (10[1])

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