Comparing Short Stories: “The Necklace” and “The Rocking Horse Winner” vs. “Barn Burning” and “The Lie” vs. “Matilda” and “Stolen Party”

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Here are some of my suggestions of books,
“The Necklace”, by Guy de Maupassant, and “The Rocking Horse Winner”,
by D.H. Lawrence
“Barn Burning” by William Faulkner, and “The Lie” by Kurt
Vonnegut 
matilda by roald dahl, and “stolen party” by Liliana Heker,