Round 3: Tossup 9

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 (10[1])100 rubles. (10[1])While ranting about the Catholic Church, a character created by this author destroys (10[1])a Chinese vase. This author’s epilepsy inspired Prince (10[1])Myshkin’s (10[1])seizures in The Idiot. (10[1]-5[1])In a (10[1])novel (10[1])by this author, (10[1])the pawnbroker Alyona Ivanovna is murdered with an ax by Raskolnikov. For 10 points, name this author (10[1])of Crime and Punishment. ■END■ (10[2])

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