Alice Munro, Nobel Prize-winning short story author, dies at 92

  • 📰 KPBSnews
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 21 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 12%
  • Publisher: 63%

United States Headlines News

United States Latest News,United States Headlines

The Canadian writer was known for her masterfully crafted short stories. Throughout her long career, she earned a number of prestigious awards including the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013.

Canadian author Alice Munro as she receives a Man Booker International award at Trinity College Dublin, in Dublin, Ireland, on June 25, 2009.

Munro was a craftsman, known for her intricately paced short stories that could devastate a reader. Her characters often lived in rural Ontario, like Munro herself., she said that living in a small town gave her the freedom to write."I don't think I could have been so brave if I had been living in a town, competing with people on what can be called a generally higher cultural level," she said.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 240. in US

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Alice Munro, acclaimed short-story writer and Nobel Prize winner, dies at 92Alice Munro, the Nobel Prize-winning short story author known for 'Dear Life,' has died. She was 92.
Source: latimes - 🏆 11. / 82 Read more »

Alice Munro, Nobel literature winner revered as short story master, dead at 92Nobel laureate Alice Munro has died.
Source: wjxt4 - 🏆 246. / 63 Read more »

Alice Munro, Nobel literature winner revered as short story master, dead at 92Here are some of the leaders, newsmakers, sports legends and entertainment greats who have died so far this year.
Source: 9NEWS - 🏆 238. / 63 Read more »

Alice Munro, Nobel literature winner revered as short story master, dead at 92Here are some of the leaders, newsmakers, sports legends and entertainment greats who have died so far this year.
Source: fox43 - 🏆 564. / 51 Read more »

Alice Munro, Nobel literature winner revered as short story master, dead at 92Nobel laureate Alice Munro has died.
Source: KPRC2 - 🏆 80. / 68 Read more »

Alice Munro, Nobel literature winner revered as short story master, dead at 92Nobel laureate Alice Munro has died.
Source: ksatnews - 🏆 442. / 53 Read more »