text: This author was conceived as an attempt to cure her mother's syphilis.
full_question: This author was conceived as an attempt to cure her mother's syphilis. One short story by this author deals with a mathematics professor's remorse over a lost dog. Another short by this author is about an old man who struggles to eat his meal in a diner. In addition to "The Crime of the Mathematics Professor" and "The Dinner", which were published alongside "Love" and "Daydreams of a Drunk Woman" in her collection about family, this author wrote a novel about the metal worker Olimpico, whose girlfriend is killed by a yellow Mercedes. For 10 points, name this Brazilian author of The Hour of the Star and The Passion According to G. H.
first_sentence: This author was conceived as an attempt to cure her mother's syphilis.