Alice Munroauthor profile |
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| born | July 10, 1931 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| gender | female | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| place of birth | Wingham, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| genre | Literature & Fiction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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about this author
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." |
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books by Alice Munrocombine editionsavg rating: 4.10 | 4938 ratings | 32 distinct works
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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
— Alice Munro
"You cannot let your parents anywhere near your real humiliations."
— Alice Munro (Open Secrets: Stories)
— Alice Munro (Open Secrets: Stories)
"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)
— Alice Munro (The Beggar Maid: Stories of Flo and Rose)