Alice Munro



Alice Munro

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born July 10, 1931
gender female
place of birth Wingham, Ontario, Canada
genre Literature & Fiction

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Alice Ann Munro, née Laidlaw (born 10 July 1931) is a Canadian short-story writer who is widely considered one of the world's premier fiction writers. Munro is a three-time winner of Canada's Governor General's Award for fiction. Her stories focus on human relationships looked at through the lens of daily life. She has thus been referred to as "the Canadian Chekhov."

books by Alice Munro

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avg rating: 4.10 | 4938 ratings | 32 distinct works
Runaway Runaway (Paperback)
by Alice Munro
avg rating 4.02 — 1162 ratings — published 2005
13 editions
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Hateship, Friendship, Courtshi... Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories (Paperback)
by Alice Munro
avg rating 4.14 — 841 ratings — published 2002
14 editions
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Open Secrets: Stories Open Secrets: Stories (Paperback)
by Alice Munro
avg rating 4.21 — 394 ratings — published 1995
11 editions
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Selected Stories Selected Stories (Paperback)
by Alice Munro
avg rating 4.39 — 301 ratings — published 1997
9 editions
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The View from Castle Rock The View from Castle Rock (Hardcover)
by Alice Munro
avg rating 3.65 — 273 ratings — published 2006
9 editions
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Lives of Girls and Women: A No... Lives of Girls and Women: A Novel (Paperback)
by Alice Munro
avg rating 3.99 — 249 ratings — published 2001
24 editions
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The Beggar Maid: Stories of Fl... The Beggar Maid: Stories of Flo and Rose (Paperback)
by Alice Munro
avg rating 4.18 — 163 ratings — published 1991
11 editions
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Friend of My Youth Friend of My Youth (Paperback)
by Alice Munro
avg rating 4.36 — 151 ratings — published 1991
12 editions
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The Progress of Love The Progress of Love (Paperback)
by Alice Munro
avg rating 4.27 — 135 ratings — published 2000
15 editions
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Something I've Been Meaning to... Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You: 13 Stories (Paperback)
by Alice Munro
avg rating 4.11 — 124 ratings — published 2004
15 editions
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quotes by Alice Munro

"There is a limit to the amount of misery and disarray you will put up with, for love, just as there is a limit to the amount of mess you can stand around a house. You can't know the limit beforehand, but you will know when you've reached it. I believe this."
Alice Munro
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"You cannot let your parents anywhere near your real humiliations."
Alice Munro (Open Secrets: Stories)
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"Love removes the world for you, and just as surely when it's going well as when it's going badly."
Alice Munro (The Beggar Maid: Stories of Flo and Rose)
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