Question
Answer the following about 20th-century French novels with musical motifs, for 10 points each:
[10e] Charles Swann comes to associate a sonata by Vinteuil ("van-TOY") with Odette in the first volume of this author's very long novel In Search of Lost Time.
ANSWER: Marcel Proust ("proost") [or Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust]
[10m] In this novel by Jean-Paul Sartre ("SART-ruh"), "Some of These Days" is the favorite song of the existentially-obsessed writer Antoine Roquentin ("an-twan ROH-kun-tan").
ANSWER: Nausea [or La Nausée]
[10h] A musical direction from a Diabelli sonatina, which the protagonist's son is learning, titles this author's novel Moderato cantabile ("mod-eh-RAH-toh can-TAHB-ee-lay"). This author's other works adapted to film include The Lover and the screenplay Hiroshima mon amour.
ANSWER: Marguerite Duras ("doo-RAHSS") [or Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu]
<Literature - European Literature - Long Fiction>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 42 | 16.43 | 93% | 64% | 7% |