Packet 9: Tossup 9

This author declared “you are the knife I turn inside myself” in letters to his muse and future translator Milena Jesenská. A character created by this author is annoyed when his performances are limited to 40 days and is eventually replaced by (15[1])a panther. (15[1])The (15[1])protagonist (15[2])of (15[1])a novella (15[2])by this author leaves his hiding spot under a couch to prevent a portrait of a woman (15[1])in (*) fur from being removed (10[1])by his (10[1])mom. A character created by this author (10[1])disgusts several tenants when he crawls to hear his sister Grete play (10[1])the violin (10[1])after earlier getting an apple lodged in his back. For 10 points, (10[1])name this (10[1])author (-5[1])who (10[1])described Gregor Samsa (10[2])turning into a giant bug in The (-5[1])Metamorphosis. (10[3])■END■ (10[2]0[1])

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