Task: Text Categorization
Input (English): In one short story by this author, the protagonist is shown the ravages of war by a dark bird to demonstrate the true evils of the world. That boy's quest for flowers for the burial of the dead is ultimately successful in "Strange News from Another Star", the title story in a collection by this writer. In contrast, the protagonist of another work fails, along with the other members of The League, in the title quest after the disappearance of Leo, and the protagonist of yet another novel drowns in a river after being expelled from a seminary, as Hans Giebenrath, despite his education, failed to develop personally. In addition to Journey to the East and Beneath the Wheel, this writer also wrote novels in which the high-born title character ends up as a ferryman, and Hermine teaches Harry Haller to dance. For 10 points, identify this German author of Siddhartha and Steppenwolf.
Output (English): Literature