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In one of this author’s novels, an argument between two painters allows the protagonist to hide in their apartment. One of this author’s protagonists fears that a painting of Jesus’ corpse may turn him into an atheist. In a novel by this author, a government official is chased out of a banquet after falsely accusing a prostitute of stealing 100 rubles. (10[1])While ranting about the Catholic Church, a character created by this author destroys a Chinese vase. This author’s epilepsy inspired Prince (10[1])Myshkin’s seizures (10[1])in (10[1])The Idiot. (10[2])In a novel (10[1])by this author, (10[1])the pawnbroker (10[1])Alyona Ivanovna is murdered (10[1])with an ax by Raskolnikov. For 10 points, name this author of Crime and Punishment. ■END■

ANSWER: Fyodor Dostoevsky [or Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky]
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