Packet 2: Bonus 7
In this novel, the teenage protagonist is seduced by an older woman after he fetches coal and bathes in her apartment. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this 1995 Vergangenheitsbewältigung (“fair-GONG-in-hites-buh-VELT-ih-goong”) novel by Bernhard Schlink, in which Michael recites classic works of literature to the illiterate Hanna.
ANSWER: The Reader [or Der Vorleser]
[10m] In The Reader, Michael decides to visit one of these places to “drive out the clichés.” József Debreczeni’s (“DEB-ret-sen-ee’s”) Cold Crematorium and Imre Kertész’s (“EEM-reh KAIR-tayce’s”) Fatelessness are set in these places.
ANSWER: concentration camps [or death camps; or extermination camps; or Konzentrationslager; prompt on camps]
[10e] In The Reader, Hanna was born in Hermannstadt, a city now in this country. A three-part novel by Hungarian writer Miklós Bánffy is titled for part of this country, the birthplace of German-language writer Herta Müller.
ANSWER: Romania [or România or Rumania] (Bánffy wrote the Transylvanian Trilogy.)
<Case Western, European Literature> | I2. Prelims Tiebreaker - NYU A + NYU B + Case Western + Cornell (Tiebreaker Half 2)
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |