text: A character created by this man owns a cat named Hamilcar and is ultimately rewarded with a rare manuscript for his kindness in giving some firewood to his freezing neighbors.
full_question: A character created by this man owns a cat named Hamilcar and is ultimately rewarded with a rare manuscript for his kindness in giving some firewood to his freezing neighbors. In a satirical novel by this author, a fake dragon designed in part by Orberosia is killed by Kraken, after which those two become king and queen of a civilization which progresses through all the stages of history. Marcel Proust's literary mentor, Bergotte, was modeled on this author, who created a man who removes Jeanne from a cruel school and pays her dowry by selling his library. In another novel by this man, the Devil tricks a monk named Mael into going to the North Pole to baptize birds. For 10 points, name this European author of The Crime of Sylvester Bonnard and Penguin Island.
first_sentence: A character created by this man owns a cat named Hamilcar and is ultimately rewarded with a rare manuscript for his kindness in giving some firewood to his freezing neighbors.
raw_answer: Anatole France [or Anatole Thibault]