Alice Ann Munro (/mʌnˈroʊ/, née Laidlaw /ˈleɪdlɔː/; born 10 July 1931) was a Canadian short story writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013. Munro's work has been described as revolutionizing the architecture of short stories, especially in its tendency to move forward and backward in time. Her stories have been said to "embed more than announce, reveal more than parade."
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Fiction, Fiction, short stories (single author), Social life and customs, Children's fiction, Mentally ill women, Psychology, allegory, change, death, gentleman's agreements, nonlinear narrative, recluses, short stories, tradition, Canadian Short stories, short story, Boys, Devil, Puritans, Satanism, Young men, catechism, Copyists, Securities industry, history and criticismPlaces
Canada, Jefferson, Mississippi, Yoknapatawpha County, Massachusetts, New England, Salem Village, New York, Wall Street, Araby, North Richmond Street, Araby bazaar, Ireland, Mallard residence, Galway, Alabama, Justice of the Peace Court, Owl Creek Bridge, United States, England, Louisiana, India, London, L’Abri, Amazon rainforestPeople
Colonel Sartoris, Emily Grierson, Homer Barron, Mr. Grierson, Tobe, Devil, Faith Brown, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Bartleby, Cicero, Ginger Nut, John Jacob Astor, Nippers, Turkey, Mangan's sister, Brently Mallard, Fortunato, Josephine, Lady Fortunato, Louise Mallard, Luchresi, Montresor, Richards, Bartell D'ArcyTime
Antebellum era, 19th century, 1600s, Carnival, 20th century, 1861-65, 21st century, 1861-1865, 1890, 1912, 1960s, 20e siecle, 20e siècleID Numbers
- OLID: OL82236A
- BookBrainz: fb48c6f1-868d-49c0-b644-b1183c6f9e67
- GoodReads: 6410
- ISNI: 0000000122812833
- Integrated Authority File (GND): 119036525
- IMDb: nm0613084
- Library of Congress Names: n79063498
- MusicBrainz: 46a68521-aa4e-4f2e-b291-e763bc73f1b7
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV110657
- VIAF: 68944521
- Wikidata: Q234819
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q234819
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Alternative names
- Alice Ann Laidlaw
- E. Manro
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