text: In a short story by this author, a clerk whose office has run out of cash is instead paid in defective matches.
full_question: In a short story by this author, a clerk whose office has run out of cash is instead paid in defective matches. In a satirical play by this man, a zoologist discovers a method of massive reproduction which is accidentally used to produce vast amounts of snakes, ostriches, and crocodiles, instead of much-needed chickens. This author of "Diaboliad" and The Fatal Eggs also described the transplant of a human pituitary gland and testicles that transform Sharik into Polygraph Polygraphovich. This author created a character who predicts the death of Berlioz, a member of MASSOLIT, by decapitation. The title lovers of that novel by this author are reunited and granted peace with the help of Woland. For 10 points, name this author of The Heart of a Dog and The Master and Margarita.
first_sentence: In a short story by this author, a clerk whose office has run out of cash is instead paid in defective matches.
raw_answer: Mikhail Bulgakov