Detailed Instructions: In this task you will be given a text passage from a trivia quiz. You should choose the category this question belongs to from these categories: History, Science, Social Science, Fine Arts, Literature. You can only choose one category, so if in doubt, please choose the closest match.
Problem:One novel by this author sees a object designed by Dechartre in Florence injure Therese's hand during a performance of Faust. In another of his novels, he described the death of d'Astartac after Mosaide kills Coignard, the tutor of Jacques Menetrier. This author of The Red Lily and At the Sign of the Reine Pedauque wrote a novel in which Julien Sariette goes crazy after losing a volume of Lucretius, while Arcade gathers supporters like Zita and Prince Istar to challenge Ialdabaoth. This author of Revolt of the Angels wrote about a man's attempt to get a manuscript from Signor Polizzi in a novel that ends with the kidnapping of Jeanne Alexandre. He also penned a work set in a country ruled by Draco the Great; in that satire, St. Mael baptizes some flightless birds. For 10 points, name this author of The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard and Penguin Island.
Solution:
Literature