In a review of this author’s first novel, the critic Schleiermacher claims that this author has “average intelligence,” “sloppy scholarship,” and an “epileptic character.” Another work by this author of Lüdicke is said to feature the Dnieper River as the protagonist and is titled The Rivers of Europe. While serving on the Eastern Front, this seaweed lover reads about the science fiction writer (15[2])Efraim Ivanov in Boris Ansky’s (15[1])notebooks. (15[1]-5[1])Following (15[1])the death of his publisher Bubis, this man (15[1])has an on-and-off relationship with his (*) widow, the Baroness von Zumpe. The collaboration between four scholars of this author is described (10[1])in the section “The Part About the Critics,” (10[1]-5[1])which leads to a fruitless (-5[1])search for him in Santa Teresa. For 10 points, name this fictional German author whose life is depicted in the namesake final section of 2666. ■END■ (10[1]0[1])