Canadian author Alice Munro talks about writers who have influenced her, her relationship with feminist critics, new Canadian literature, and the problems and advantages of women writers.
Recorded in June 1987 at the author's home in Clinton, Ont. 1 audiocassette (71 min.) : analog, mono
Collections of short stories of noted Canadian writer Alice Munro of life in rural Ontario include Dance of the Happy Shades (1968) and Moons of Jupiter (1982); for these and vivid novels, she won the Nobel Prize of 2013 for literature.
People widely consider her premier fiction of the world. Munro thrice received governor general's award. She focuses on human relationships through the lens of daily life. People thus refer to this "the Canadian Chekhov."