Detailed Instructions: Given a context passage, generate a question from the passage such that its answer is shortest continous span from the passage.
Problem:La Mort de Balzac (The Death of Balzac) by Octave Mirbeau is a collection of three sub-chapters that were initially intended to appear in Mirbeau's La 628-E8, in November 1907, but were then withdrawn at the last moment at the request of the 80-year daughter of Madame Hanska, the Countess of Mniszech.
Solution:
Who was the auther of La Mort de Balzac?