For 10 points, name this novel by Christina Stead.
A character in this novel helps her neighbor Mrs. Kydd drown an unwanted cat in the bathtub. An introduction to this novel defined a novel as "a prose narrative of some length that has something wrong with it." In this novel, Louie uses a made-up language to write a tragedy called Herpes Rom in which a woman is strangled by her part-snake father. This novel was largely forgotten until it was popularized by the 1965 reissue, with an introduction by Randall Jarrell called "An Unread Book." The patriarch of this novel's central family devises a philosophical system called Monoman or Manunity and terrorizes his wife (*) Henny. The title character of this novel is the narcissistic Sam Pollit, who speaks a bizarro private language with his family. For 10 points, name this novel by Christina Stead.
A character in this novel helps her neighbor Mrs. Kydd drown an unwanted cat in the bathtub.
The Man Who Loved Children