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In a 2022 historical novel in this language, a tubercular ("t'yoo-BURK-yoo-lur") engineering student drinks hallucinogenic alcohol while talking with people at a health resort. The Empusium (20[1])("em-POO-zee-um") is in this language, as is a novel in which a lieutenant is separated (20[1])from his love Helena during an (20[1])uprising. In a novel in this modern language, the author Petronius helps the protagonist look for a Christian princess. (20[1])A historical (*) "Trilogy" (10[2])in this language includes With Fire and (10[1])Sword. (10[1])Though its (10[1])title is a Latin reference to St. Peter, this language was used for a novel about Lygia's ("lih-JEE-uh's") love for the Roman officer (0[1])Marcus Vinicius ("vih-NISS-ee-uss"), Quo Vadis. For 10 points, (0[1])name this language used by Olga (10[1])Tokarczuk ("toh-CAR-chuck") and Henryk Sienkiewicz ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Polish [or Polski]
<Literature - European Literature - Long Fiction>
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