Updike’s several collections of short stories included The Same Door (1959), Pigeon Feathers (1962), Museums and Women (1972), Problems (1979), Trust Me (1987), and My Father’s Tears, and Other Stories (2009), which was published posthumously.

What is the story’s central message?

The big idea that the story is about is called the central message. Sometimes a story is about a lesson, or something the author wants us to learn. We use the key details to find out the central message or lesson of a story.”

What is the moral of the story Half girlfriend?

It teaches us not to fall under money, business and work. Money and lush life may not bring happiness. It also makes a point women could wear their style of clothing and that it should not be controlled. The author shows a distinction of language and approach of Madhav and Riya from their college life and their future.

Who is the best fiction writer of all time?

1. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) Often cited as the greatest writer in the English language and the bane of every high school student’s existence, William Shakespeare has an estimated 4 billion copies of his works in circulation.

Who is the best novel writer of all time?

The 10 Greatest Authors of All Time

• Leo Tolstoy – 327.
• William Shakespeare – 293.
• James Joyce – 194.
• Vladimir Nabokov – 190.
• Fyodor Dostoevsky – 177.
• William Faulkner – 173.
• Charles Dickens – 168.
• Anton Checkhov – 165.

Who is the most prolific fiction writer?

Ryoki Inoue



Brazilian author Ryoki Inoue holds the Guinness World Record for being the most prolific author, with 1,075 books published under many pseudonyms. Inoue would write all day and all night until he finished a book.

How many short stories are in the Long Valley?

12 short stories

The Long Valley is a collection of short stories written by the American author John Steinbeck. The collection was first published in 1938. It comprises 12 short stories.

How many Rabbit novels has Updike written?

four books

It’s four books – four and a half, if you include the late novella, Rabbit Remembered – each one written at the end of a decade, between 1960 and 1990: Rabbit, Run, Rabbit Redux, Rabbit Is Rich and Rabbit At Rest.

How many short stories did Ambrose Bierce write?

249 short stories

Ambrose Bierce was a prolific writer of short fiction. He wrote 249 short stories, 846 fables, and more than 300 humorous Little Johnny stories.