Round 10: 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])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 “Why are you so perturbed?” This author is given courage by a companion with whom he partners to steal supplies to make cigarette lighters. The final story in this author’s most (-5[1])famous collection narrates the cyclical journey of a single carbon atom. (-5[1])For 10 points, name this Italian (10[1])chemist, (10[3])Auschwitz (10[1])survivor, (10[1])and writer of The Periodic Table. (10[1])■END■ (10[1]0[1])

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