Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nobel Prize in Literature | 2013 | Winner |
About This Book
Munro's fourteenth and final collection of stories, including four autobiographical pieces she has described as 'the first and last—and the closest—things I have to say about my own life.' Widely considered among her finest work, and published the year before her Nobel Prize.
About the Author
Alice MunroCanadian
Alice Munro (née Laidlaw; 1931–2024) was a Canadian short story writer born on July 10, 1931, in Wingham, Ontario, and widely celebrated as one of the greatest masters of the short story form. She grew up in Huron County, published her first story in 1950, and her debut collection Dance of the Happy Shades (1968) won Canada's Governor General's Award, the first of three she received. She died on May 13, 2024, at age ninety-two. Read more →
