Alice Munro
Alice Ann Munro (10 July 1931 – 13 May 2024) was a Canadian writer of short stories. Munro received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013.[2] In her stories Munro has changed the way people write short stories. Her stories usually start in a place where people do not expect. After that, the stories go back and forward in time.[3]
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.jpg) Munro in 2006 | |
| Born | Alice Ann Laidlaw 10 July 1931 Wingham, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 13 May 2024 (aged 92) Port Hope, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Citizenship | Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Western Ontario[1] |
| Genre | Short stories |
| Notable awards | Governor General's Award (1968, 1978, 1986) Giller Prize (1998, 2004) Man Booker International Prize (2009) Nobel Prize in Literature (2013) |
| Spouse | James Munro (1951–1972) Gerald Fremlin (1976–2013, his death) |
| Children | 3 |
Her first collection of short stories, Dance of the Happy Shades, was published by Ryerson Press in 1968. It won the 1968 Governor General's Award for Fiction.
Munro's most recent collection of short stories, Dear Life, was published in 2012 by McClelland and Stewart.
Munro died at her home in Port Hope, Ontario on 13 May 2024 from problems caused by dementia at the age of 92.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Preface. Dance of the Happy Shades. Alice Munro. First Vintage contemporaries Edition, August 1998. ISBN 0-679-78151-X Vintage Books, A Division of Random House, Inc. New York City.
- ↑ Allardice, Lisa (6 December 2013). "Nobel prizewinner Alice Munro: 'It's a wonderful thing for the short story'" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ↑ Alice Munro Wins Nobel Prize in Literature, by Julie Bosmans, The New York Times, 10 October 2013
- ↑ "Alice Munro, Canadian author who won Nobel Prize for Literature, dies at 92" (in en-CA). The Globe and Mail. 2024-05-14. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-alice-munro-death-author/. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ↑ "Alice Munro, Canadian author who mastered the short story, dead at 92". CBC News. 14 May 2024. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/alice-munro-author-dead-obit-1.7203737. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
