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One story by this author ends with the protagonist imagining advertising executives trying to figure out the perfect place to put a sign for Spry brand shortening. While on a lecture tour in Eastern Europe, the protagonist of one of this author's stories is smitten with the title character, who claims that her poems are hard to write but not to read. This author of "The Bulgarian Poetess" wrote a story that ends with a son kissing his father on the lips and asking why the father and mother are separating, to which the father realizes he has no answer. In a series of stories including (*) "Your Lover Just Called," this author of "Toward Evening" chronicled the deterioration of the marriage of Joan and Richard Maple. The narrator of one of his stories impulsively quits his job after his boss chews out three pretty girls for wearing only bathing suits while shopping for herring snacks at the title store. For 10 points, name this creator of Henry Bech and author of "A&amp;P".
One story by this author ends with the protagonist imagining advertising executives trying to figure out the perfect place to put a sign for Spry brand shortening.
John (Hoyer) Updike