Packet L: Tossup 3

In a story by this author, a narrator who resides on the fictional island of Desolation must extract a mysterious substance from Holywell Cave so that four other men don’t desire his wife Maggie. An anecdote by this author describes his surprise at the corporate bureaucracy that left a recipe for varnish unchanged. (10[1]-5[1])In an autobiographical story, this author recognizes his former colleague (10[1])Müller (10[1])based on his characteristic spellings and is shocked when Müller innocently asks this author (10[2])“Why are you so perturbed?” This author is given courage by a companion with whom he partners to steal supplies to make (-5[1])cigarette lighters. (10[1])The final story (10[1]-5[1])in this (10[1])author’s most (10[1]-5[1])famous collection narrates the cyclical journey of a single carbon atom. (10[1]-5[1])For 10 points, (10[1])name this (10[1])Italian (10[1])chemist, (10[5])Auschwitz (10[5]-5[1])survivor, (10[5])and writer (10[3])of The (10[1])Periodic Table. (10[3]0[1])■END■ (10[3]0[16])

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