Whenever the protagonist of this story acts up, his partner resorts to displaying photographs of him near death.
Whenever the protagonist of this story acts up, his partner resorts to displaying photographs of him near death. At one point in this story, a woman is laughed at and replaced by an attendant after she bursts into tears while grasping the protagonist's hand. The protagonist of this story lives in a abode furnished by a single clock and is constantly watched over by three (*) butchers. The title character of this work is annoyed that his act has been limited to periods of forty days, believing that it impedes his greatness. At the end of this story, the title character reveals that he took up his profession because he "couldn't find the food [he] liked." For 10 points, name this short story about a man who denies himself food in order to entertain others, a work of Franz Kafka.
Whenever the protagonist of this story acts up, his partner resorts to displaying photographs of him near death.
"A Hunger Artist" (or "Ein Hungerkünstler"; accept things like "fasting" or "starving" or "starvation" for "hunger")