Alice Munro

2024 - 5 - 15

Remembering Alice Munro: The Master of Short Stories

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Discover the legacy of Alice Munro, the beloved Canadian author and Nobel Prize winner, known for her masterfully crafted short stories.

Alice Munro, the renowned Canadian author and Nobel Prize winner, passed away at the age of 92 at her home in Ontario. Throughout her illustrious career, Munro was celebrated for her exceptional talent in writing short stories, often compared to literary greats like Chekhov and Guy de Maupassant. Her works captivated readers worldwide with their profound exploration of ordinary lives and extraordinary themes.

Western University mourns the loss of the literary icon, Alice Munro, who kickstarted her writing journey while at the university. Her lasting impact is honored through the Alice Munro Chair in Creativity, showcasing her enduring influence on literature and creativity.

Alice Munro's legacy lives on through her timeless short stories, which continue to resonate with readers. Her unparalleled ability to capture the complexities of life, from love and loneliness to the depths of human emotions, solidifies her position as a master of the short story genre.

In memory of Alice Munro, let's delve into five of her best short stories that showcase her uncanny talent for portraying the intricacies of human experiences. These selected works highlight Munro's unique storytelling prowess and her unparalleled skill in depicting the frailties and beauty of the human condition.

As we bid farewell to the literary legend, Alice Munro's exceptional contribution to the world of literature and her unwavering dedication to the art of storytelling will be cherished for generations to come. Her profound impact on the short story genre and her ability to touch the hearts of readers worldwide will forever cement her legacy as a true literary master.

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Alice Munro, Nobel literature winner revered as short story master ... (KKCO-TV)

Often ranked with ...

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Remembering Alice Munro (Literary Hub)

Alice Munro, beloved Canadian author, Nobel Prize winner, and undisputed master of the short story, died on Monday at her home in Ontario, at the age of 92.

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Alice Munro, Nobel Prize-winning short story author, dies at 92 (NPR)

The Canadian writer was known for her masterfully crafted short stories. Throughout her long career, she earned a number of prestigious awards including the ...

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Alice Munro obituary (The Guardian)

Canadian short-story writer who won the Nobel prize in 2013 and was often likened to Chekhov and Guy de Maupassant.

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Alice Munro, Canadian Nobel Prize-winning author, dies at 92 (Rappler)

Munro published more than a dozen collections of short stories and was honored with the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013.

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Alice Munro, Nobel Prize-winning short-story 'master,' dies at 92 (The Washington Post)

The Canadian writer's death was announced by her publisher, Penguin Random House Canada. The cause was not immediately available. Mrs. Munro had in recent years ...

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Alice Munro, Nobel Laureate and Master of the Short Story, Dies at 92 (The New York Times)

Her stories were widely considered to be without equal, a mixture of ordinary people and extraordinary themes.

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Obituary: Alice Munro Reinvigorated the Short Story (The New Yorker)

Deborah Treisman writes about her experience working with the short-story writer Alice Munro, who died on May 13, 2024, at the age of ninety-two.

Western mourns literary icon Alice Munro - Western News (Western News)

Alice Munro, who published her first short stories while at Western University, died at 92. Her legacy remains through the Alice Munro Chair in Creativity.

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Five of the best Alice Munro short stories (The Guardian)

The greatest examples of the late writer's uncanny ability to capture the many complexities of life range from stories of sex to loneliness.

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Canadian Nobel-winning author Alice Munro dies aged 92 (Aljazeera.com)

Munro was renowned for her short stories, which focussed on the frailties of the human condition.

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Opinion | What Alice Munro Would Never Do (The New York Times)

Ms. Heti is the author of the novels “Pure Colour,” “How Should a Person Be?” and, most recently, “Alphabetical Diaries.”.

It Was as If We Had Won: In Memory of Alice Munro | Los Angeles ... (lareviewofbooks)

Ellie Eberlee reflects on a momentous loss for the international literary community, and for the world at large....

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'Reading her stories is like watching a virtuoso pianist perform': Alice ... (The Guardian)

The Ontario-born writer turned the 'classic New Yorker-style short story' into the highest form of literature, by taking an obsessively detailed interest in ...

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My Mother Will Live Forever in the Stories of Alice Munro (Literary Hub)

Despite being a bookish Canadian with pretensions of being a writer, I resisted invitations and entreatments alike to read anything by—so I was told—our ...

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Alice Munro's stories had a depth most novelists only dream of (The Washington Post)

A fellow short story writer recalls some favorites by Munro, and wonders at the way they leaped through time.

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Alice Munro Understood Women's Sexual Desire Better Than Any ... (The Kit)

Novelist and poet Heather O'Neill reflects on how Alice Munro characters follow desire to escape mundane, predictable lives.

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Alice Munro, 92: Short story virtuoso with a touch of 'magic' (INQUIRER.net)

Alice Munro, who died at the age of 92, long remained as unassuming and modest as the characters in her collections of short stories.

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'Alice Knows': The Bequeathed Wisdom of Alice Munro - Policy ... (Policy Magazine)

It was the early aughts, during a summer course at the Humber School for Writers. The instructor was John Metcalf, who had worked closely with, ...

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Alice Munro followed the back roads of stories, mapping routes ... (The Conversation UK)

Munro observed the ways time and perspective may alter understanding. Revisiting 'Alice Munro Country' in southwestern Ontario in Canada is one way to ...

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