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Alice Ann Munro OOnt (/ m ə n ˈ r oʊ / mən-ROH; née Laidlaw / ˈ l eɪ d l ɔː / LAYD-law; 10 July 1931 – 13 May 2024) was a Canadian short story writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013.
Alice Munro dedicated her literary career almost exclusively to the short story genre. She grew up in a small Canadian town – Huron County, Ontario – the kind of environment that often provided the backdrops for her stories. These often accommodated the entire epic complexity of the novel in just a few short pages and the underlying themes ...
Away from Her is a 2006 Canadian independent drama film written and directed by Sarah Polley and starring Julie Christie and Gordon Pinsent. Olympia Dukakis, Michael Murphy, Wendy Crewson, Alberta Watson, and Kristen Thomson are featured in supporting roles.
"Alice Munro is a national treasure — a writer of enormous depth, empathy, and humanity whose work is read, admired, and cherished by readers throughout Canada and around the world," Cochrane said.
Alice Munro, the Nobel Literature Prize winner best known for her mastery of short stories and depictions of womanhood in rural settings, has died in Ontario, Canada, at the age of 92. The news ...
Nobel laureate Alice Munro, the Canadian literary giant who became one of the world’s most esteemed contemporary authors and one of history's most honored short story writers, has died at age 92.
He had started to suffer the first symptoms of the Alzheimer's disease. [5] ... Alice Munro - The Progress of Love; Antonine Maillet - Garrochés en paradis;
Alice Munro Credit - Reg Innell—Toronto Star/ Getty Images. I t is a truth universally acknowledged that a mother has her child’s best interests at heart, and that she will put those interests ...