Contemporary Short Stories: Capturing the Essence of Modern Life
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In Alice Munro's 'The Bear Came Over the Mountain', what is the significance of the bear in the story?
In Jhumpa Lahiri's 'Interpreter of Maladies', what is the central theme explored?
In George Saunders' 'Pastoralia', what is the primary setting of the story?
In Junot Díaz's 'Drown', what is the protagonist's primary struggle?
In Lorrie Moore's 'How to Become a Writer', what is the primary focus of the story?
In David Foster Wallace's 'Good Old Neon', what is the central theme explored?
In Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 'The Thing Around Your Neck', what is the primary focus of the story?
In Salman Rushdie's 'The Prophet's Hair', what is the central conflict of the story?
In Haruki Murakami's 'The Elephant Vanishes', what is the significance of the elephant in the story?
In Zadie Smith's 'White Teeth', what is the primary theme explored?
In Jhumpa Lahiri's 'The Namesake', what is the central conflict of the story?
In Junot Díaz's 'The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao', what is the primary focus of the story?
In Lorrie Moore's 'Birds of America', what is the central theme explored?
In David Foster Wallace's 'Infinite Jest', what is the primary setting of the story?
In Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 'Half of a Yellow Sun', what is the central conflict of the story?