Question
At this novel's end, a character turns pale upon seeing Marcello Solara ("mar-CHEL-loh soh-LAH-rah") wearing a pair of shoes she had made, which had been bought by her fiancé Stefano ("steh-FAH-noh"). For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this 2011 novel, the first in a series about Lila ("LEE-lah") and Lenù ("lay-NOO").
ANSWER: My Brilliant Friend [or L'amica geniale]
[10m] My Brilliant Friend is the first of this author's Neapolitan Novels. This anonymous author's chosen pseudonym is a reference to the novelist Elsa Morante ("moh-RAN-tay").
ANSWER: Elena Ferrante ("EL-eh-nah feh-RAN-tay")
[10e] Ferrante wrote the text for a 2021 lecture series named after this other author, which was delivered by an actor. This Italian author wrote The Name of the Rose.
ANSWER: Umberto Eco
<Literature - European Literature - Long Fiction>
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 42 | 18.10 | 95% | 62% | 24% |