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The odd number by Guy de Maupassant reads as ironic, contemplative. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Tellers of tales cover
Tellers of tales
William Somerset Maugham · 1939
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73% genome match
Short stories cover
Short stories
Guy de Maupassant · 1893
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69% genome match
How much land does a man need? cover
How much land does a man need?
Лев Толстой · 1986
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69% genome match
The Best of Roald Dahl [20 stories] cover
The Best of Roald Dahl [20 stories]
Roald Dahl · 1978
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69% genome match
Dance of the Happy Shades cover
Dance of the Happy Shades
Alice Munro · 1968
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69% genome match
John cover
John
Annie Baker · 2016
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69% genome match
That Glimpse of Truth cover
That Glimpse of Truth
Miller, David · 2014
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69% genome match
Star Over Bethlehem and other stories [6 stories and poems] cover
Star Over Bethlehem and other stories [6 stories and poems]
Agatha Christie · 1965
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69% genome match
Bliss, and other stories cover
Bliss, and other stories
Katherine Mansfield · 1900
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69% genome match
Betrayal cover
Betrayal
Harold Pinter · 1978
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69% genome match
In other rooms, other wonders cover
In other rooms, other wonders
Daniyal Mueenuddin · 2009
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69% genome match
After rain cover
After rain
William Trevor · 1996
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69% genome match

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