English
Israel 25
Shay Aspril
Your Honor
family - loneliness - mother and son - tragedy

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USA 15
Sharma Shields
The McGugle Account
alienation - American culture - funny - office life - relationships

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UK 17
Mary Webb
Mr. Tallent’s Ghost
classics - funny - ghosts - plot twist - witty

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USA 8
Sherrie Flick
Heidi is Dead
American culture - animals - Christmas - family - funny

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Israel 33
coming of age - funny - history - post Soviet Russia

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China 15
Shi Zhecun
At the Paris Cinema
love - psychological - realism - relationships

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UK 14
Jane Austen
The History of England
female authors - Great Britain - satire - witty

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USA 11
coming of age - family - funny - LGBT - sexuality - witty

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UK 4
Saki
The Open Window
classics - funny - ghosts - witty

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USA 26
Ring Lardner
The Golden Honeymoon
American culture - classics - funny - relationships

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Iraq 22
Najem Wali
Wars in Distant Lands
immigration - journey - loneliness - love - war

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Israel 8
Tasha Karluka
Chicken Morning, Noon and Night
love - old age - school days - Soviet Russia

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